Did Luke Read Galatians? Platinum Post by Guillermo Mondon
Here is a very interesting guest post by Platinum member Guillermo Mondon, staking out a position that I disagree with and making his case! I love this kinda thing. (I date Galatians about 20 years before Acts; but maybe it's the other way around?) What do you think? Is it likely that the author of Acts had read Paul's letter to the Galatians? ****************************** Introduction The series of three articles on Paul and his relation with the Jerusalem church; Was Paul Authorized to Persecute Christians? - After Paul Converted… Does the Book of Acts Contradict Paul Himself? - Did Paul Get Along with the Other Apostles?; sparked many interesting posts about Acts and Paul’s epistles. One of those posts by quadell considers the possibility of Acts being “a 2nd-century work written by someone who had access to Paul’s letters”. I personally agree with both statements about Acts but I know it is by no means something firmly established (Bart, for instance, does not agree with either statement). In particular, the idea that the author of Acts “had [...]