Les Feldick Bible Study

What does Acts 15 parallel in Galatians?

Acts 15 is the Jerusalem interlude that parallels Galatians chapter 2. It is the one exception in Acts where Peter reappears after chapter 12, occurring around 51 A.D., before the narrative shifts entirely to Paul's ministry to the Gentiles. This parallel helps connect the two accounts.

Les teaches that Acts 15 is the one interlude that parallels Galatians chapter 2. He explains that after chapter 12, Peter and Jewish believers are at Jerusalem, but from chapter 13 onward the narrative shifts to Paul at Antioch and his ministry to the Gentiles. Peter is not mentioned again except for that single instance in Acts 15, which occurred around 51 A.D. Les also notes Paul began at the synagogue because the gospel was to the Jew first, then the Greek.