Did Paul get info on Jesus from the Jerusalem church?

• Plausibility

  It need not be too implausible that Paul received Jesus information this way. After all…

  • …Paul was well-connected to the Jerusalem church. [Forthcoming]
  • …Paul believed his all teachings matched the Jerusalem church’s. [Forthcoming]

• Examples exist of Jesus information he received from them

  Examples exist where he received Jesus information from them.

  After all,…

  • …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

  Pauls teachings matched the Jerusalem church’s

  After all,…

  • …examples abound…
    

       …on history. [Forthcoming]
       …on doctrine/theology. [Forthcoming]

  This is relevant because it’s not a coincidence. (Paul was in contact with the church and it’s the most plausible source from which Paul would accept such information.)

• Paul aimed to know Jesus biography

  After all,…

  • Examples abound of Jesus biography Paul wanted to know.
  • Paul had clear reason to want to know Jesus biography.
  • Paul visited Jerusalem/Peter precisely to know it (15 days).

  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

  Paul knew a lot of Jesus’s biography.

  • Paul's letters report and allude to much known Jesus biography.
  • Paul got tons of biography from visiting Jerusalem.
  • Paul's argument in Galatians assumes a narrative substructure.

  This is relevant because the Jerusalem church is the most plausible source of Paul’s knowledge.

  But no...

  • In 2 Cor 5:16 Paul says we don't know Jesus “according to flesh”
  • Examples exist of places we’d expect Paul to use Jesus biography. [Forthcoming]