Examples exist where he received Jesus information from them.
• …Paul received a ton from Peter during his Gal 1:18 visit[?]
• …Paul received Jesus info from them via group memories (“traditions”)
• …Paul relays “received” creedal statements that they formulated on Jesus[?]
• …the 1 Cor 7:10 creed Paul relays originated from Jerusalem.
• …the 1 Cor 11:23-25 creed Paul relays originated from Jerusalem.
• …the 1 Cor 15:3-7 creed Paul relays originated from Jerusalem.
Pauls teachings matched the Jerusalem church’s
• …examples abound…
• …on history. [Forthcoming]
• …on doctrine/theology. [Forthcoming]
This is relevant because:
• Paul saw the Jerusalem church as experts on Jesus biography. [Forthcoming]
• Their knowledge was easily accessible to him. [Forthcoming]
Paul knew a lot of Jesus’s biography.
This is relevant because the Jerusalem church is the most plausible source of Paul’s knowledge.
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