I usually enjoy reading biographies and what I have noticed is what appears to be differences in the telling of events what is emphasized and what is left out. I just started reading a book about the life of Ulysses S. Grant. The author pointed out how other writers seem to skip over some of the more honorable parts and others the embarrassing parts. I'm still reading so I will find out if what he will do. However, what does this have to do with Galatians? The reading of this chapter seems to tell a different story than what is said in Acts and the truth is it isn't. What Galatians is doing is giving the emphasis Paul thinks is important to the argument he is making that the gospel he has preached isn't something man-made, but from God. The emphasis Luke is making in Acts is quite different and therefore does not include this part of Paul's life. Some of course have used this to "prove" that the Bible is full of errors and was created by men alone. Of course, if it was written later and scholars wrote the Bible to suit their purposes, then wouldn't they have corrected this? Of course, they would have. It's left unchanged even though some then as now realized it seems not perfectly in line because they were wanted what written to be passed on even if some would criticize it.
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