Abstract
Acts 9.26-30 is based on three authentic pieces of data from Paul's first journey to Jerusalem (Gal 1, 18-19.21), in order to compose an episode which presents the persecutor, converted into a spreader of the Gospel who becomes, in his turn, the persecuted one. Ignoring the fact that the second journey was the one that had to do with the question of circumcision (Gal 2, 1-10), it splits into one o two journeys (Acts 11, 27-30; 12, 25); at an unspecified time, the one which took the collection to Jerusalem. This one could be the same one as Paul remembers only for the private presentation of his gospel and his full agreement with the leaders in Jerusalem (Gal 2, 1-10). Luke has narrated it as a separate journey in order to air the question and obtain recognition in a full assembly (Acts 15). In contrast to Gal 2, 6, he adds here the apostolic decree (Acts 15, 20.28-29; 21, 25) to which one will come, with Paul already far away, after the incident in Antioch (Gal 2, 11-14). Both the pagan mission of Peter (Acts 10, 1-11, 18; 15, 7-9) and the missionary first journey of Barnabas and Paul (Acts 13-14) must be later than the Jerusalem agreement.
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