Reading for January 13th

Read Galatians 1. 13-24
In verse 13-24: Paul remembers his past.
In verse 13: His role as persecutor was a key memory informing Paul's understanding of his apostleship (1 Cor 15.9; Acts 8.3).
In verse 14: His formal training as a Pharisee is in view (Phil 3.5-6; Acts 22.3).
In verse 15: The language recalls Old Testament prophetic calls (Isa 49.1; Jer 1.5).
In verse 16: The experience changed Paul into the apostle to the gentiles (Rom 15.15-16; Acts 9.15).
In verse 17: Paul's autobiographical account differs slightly from the story of his call in Acts 9,
In Acts 9.26-30; 22.17-21, Paul returns to Jerusalem immediately after his conversion.
Arabia was a nearby region.
The return to Damascus locates the events of v. 15 (Acts 9; 2 Cor 11.32-33).
In verse 18-19: This visit is sometimes identified with Acts 9.26-30, although Acts 9 mentions neither Cephas (Peter) nor James.
In verse 20: 2 Cor 11.31.
In verse 21: Syria is the region of Damascus: Cilicia is eastern Asia Minor.
In verse 22-23: This is difficult to harmonize with Acts 9.26-30.
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