Though Gal 2:15–21 is often (rightly) recognized as a core statement of Pauline theology, Paul himself contextualizes 2:15–21 in the conflict that erupted in Antioch and presents it as a response specifically to that historical conflict—though in full awareness that this response (like the Antioch incident itself) has direct bearing on what is also happening in the congregations of Galatia.253 There is no clear point of transition between Paul’s reconstruction of his response to Peter and Paul’s