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Why does he say he went up in response to a revelation?
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Anybody have an idea?
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Yes no
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As we'll see throughout this letter,
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Paul wants to make it very clear that
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he is not playing second fiddle to anybody in Jerusalem.
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He didn't get his gospel from those disciples,
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he didn't get it from Peter and James,
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he got it straight from Jesus,
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he didn't check his Gospel out with them at this point.
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He got it from Jesus.
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Paul is trying to establish his independence from the church inJerusalem