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Peter, Stephen, James, and John: Studies in Non-Pauline Diversity in the Early Church is unavailable, but you can change that!

It is plain from Paul’s writings that presentations of the Christian message other than his own were current during his apostolic career. This concise and scholarly study describes four of the non-Pauline movements in the early church, each of which can be identified with a particular leader: Peter, acknowledged leader of the apostles; Stephen and the Hellenists (Jews who spoke Greek culturally...

Kephas”, he “saw none of the other apostles, except James the Lord’s brother” (Gal. 1:18f.).150 This may point to James as the second most important man in the church. At any rate, he was someone whom it was important for Paul to see. In the light of other indications, it may be inferred that even at this early date James was leader of one group in the Jerusalem church as Peter was leader of another. In saying that he “saw none of the other apostles except James”, Paul certainly indicates that he
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