When did the event Paul describes in Galatians take place?
The event Paul rehearses in Galatians occurred around A.D. 51, approximately twenty-two years after Pentecost. In the context, this timing places Paul's Jerusalem confrontation over his ministry to Gentiles roughly two decades after Pentecost, during the period when he was brought from Antioch to Jerusalem.
Les teaches that in Galatians Paul is rehearsing an event that takes place about A.D. 51. From 51, subtracting 29, this is 22 years after Pentecost. The setting is Paul being brought back down to Jerusalem from Antioch to confront the Jewish believers about his ministry to Gentiles. In Galatians 2:6, Paul refers to those who seemed to be somewhat—the leaders, disciples, and probably others—and says they added nothing to him. Les explains that when they brought Paul to Jerusalem, they put him on the carpet concerning his ministry to Gentiles, and he had to stand on his own two feet. This is where he is being instructed to write by the Holy Spirit.