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  • Three Pillars, Not Twelve: What Paul Actually Saw When He Went to Jerusalem

    The essay discusses the governance of the early Jerusalem community post-crucifixion, contrasting the traditional depiction of the Twelve apostles with evidence from Paul’s letter to the Galatians. It argues that early leadership revolved around three pillars—James, Cephas, and John—highlighting a… Continue reading

    Three Pillars, Not Twelve: What Paul Actually Saw When He Went to Jerusalem
  • When Peter Became Peter

    The Pauline Cephas and the Matthean Peter are two different institutional figures wearing the same name, and the name is the seam at which the construction is most visible, because the name is what the tradition used to make the… Continue reading

    When Peter Became Peter