deploys an impressive array of scriptural and rhetorical arguments to prove that his gospel is God-honoring, Christ-centered, and valid for both Jews and Gentiles. Thus, from Paul’s side, the goal of his exposition is to show that he is a divinely accredited apostle who faithfully proclaims the Jewish gospel about Israel’s Messiah to the nations. A second implied task is some preventive pastoral care. While the expulsion of Jewish Christians under Claudius can be overstated in significance, its impact