Did Paul go to Jerusalem to get his gospel confirmed by the apostles?
No. Paul did not go to Jerusalem to get his gospel confirmed by the apostles. He says he conferred not with flesh and blood and did not go up to Jerusalem to those who were apostles before him. Instead, he went into Arabia, which the context identifies as Mount Sinai.
Les explains that Paul’s emphasis in Galatians 1 is the direction he went after God called him by grace. He did not go to Jerusalem to check in with Peter or with the apostles who were before him. Paul says he conferred not with flesh and blood, but went into Arabia. Les connects Arabia to Galatians 4:25, where Hagar is Mount Sinai in Arabia. So Paul’s message was not confirmed by the Jerusalem apostles at that point; God revealed His Son in him so he might preach Him among the Gentiles.
To reveal his Son in me, that I might preach him among the heathen; immediately I conferred not with flesh and blood:
See the restDid Paul get his gospel from Peter and the Jerusalem apostles after his conversion?
No. Paul did not get his gospel from Peter or the Jerusalem apostles. Immediately after his Damascus conversion he conferred not with flesh and blood, did not go up to Jerusalem to the apostles before him, and had no contact with the twelve or Jerusalem leadership. He went into Arabia instead.
Why would it have been logical for Paul to go back to Jerusalem after his conversion?
It would have been logical for Paul to return to Jerusalem after his conversion so he could learn from Peter and the Twelve, who had been with Jesus for three years, and hear everything Jesus taught them. However, the Holy Spirit prevented this so Paul's revelation would not be tainted or mixed with their teaching.
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Did Paul go to Jerusalem to check with Peter after his conversion?
After his conversion, Paul did not confer with flesh and blood or go up to Jerusalem to check in with Peter and the other apostles.
Why didn't Paul go to Jerusalem to learn from Peter and the twelve after his conversion?
God deliberately distanced Paul from the twelve apostles in this new economy of grace; Paul could have nothing to do with them because they were steeped in Judaism and the Law.