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Old 08-09-2007, 04:54 PM
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Originally Posted by Wythe County Calvinist View Post
As breifly as possible, and without going into the "Northern vs Southern Galatia" debate, when do you think the book of Galatians was written in relation to the Jerusalem Council (Acts 15)? Before or after?
Before. In terms of Paul's times in Jerusalem:

Acts 9:26-31 correlates to Galatians 1:18ff.

Acts 11 correlates to Galatians 2:1ff.

And Galatians was written sometime before (perhaps even on the eve) of the events of Acts 15.

If Galatians was written after Acts 15, then why wouldn't Paul have stated the decision of the Council? Its weight would have been devastating against the Judaizers.
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