Were Peter and the eleven the apostles of Israel?
Scripture makes plain in Galatians 2 that Peter and the eleven were the apostles of Israel. They agreed to go to the Jew while the other apostle went to the Gentile. This shows a divergence not only of personalities but also of doctrine.
Les teaches that Peter and the eleven were the apostles of Israel, a point he stressed for five years on the program. He says Galatians 2 makes it plain that they understood this, because they shook hands and agreed Peter and the eleven would go to the Jew while the other went to the Gentile. That marked a divergence of personalities and doctrine, and brought in tremendous Pauline doctrines never revealed before. Les also points to Ephesians 3 and illustrates how even a highly educated Sunday School teacher needed repeated readings before he finally saw it.