How long after Pentecost did the Jerusalem confrontation in Galatians 2 occur?
The Jerusalem confrontation in Galatians 2 occurred approximately twenty-two years after Pentecost, according to the context. Paul's letter to the Gentile churches addresses the meeting where he and Barnabas were called back to Jerusalem. Galatians 2:1 also notes it was fourteen years after the earlier visit described in chapter one.
Les explains that the situation Paul addresses in Galatians is about twenty-two years after Pentecost. He notes that Paul and Barnabas were called back to Jerusalem to be questioned for having gone to Gentiles with that which was thought to be for the Jew. In Galatians 2:1, Paul says this visit was fourteen years after what took place in chapter one. Paul went up by revelation, meaning God had revealed to him the necessity to go, and he communicated the gospel he preached among the Gentiles. The prophetic program had been interrupted.