in Jerusalem the gospel that he had been preaching to the Gentiles; and James, Cephas, and John “added nothing to it” (Gal 2:6). This Pauline report corresponds to what Luke recounts in the first part of Acts 15 (vv 4–12). Those whom Paul had labeled “false brethren” (Gal 2:4) now become “some from the party of the Pharisees who had become believers” (Acts 15:5), who advocate the circumcision of Gentile converts. The issue is finally settled, after Peter speaks on the matter, citing his own experience;