Comments on: Podcast 3.7: Jewish Followers of Jesus, part 1 – Ebionites http://www.philipharland.com/Blog/2009/01/15/podcast-37-jewish-followers-of-jesus-part-1-ebionites/ Religions of the Ancient Mediterranean houses my podcast, websites, blog, and publications, providing an entryway into social and religious life among Greeks, Romans, Jews, Christians, and others in the Roman empire. Wed, 08 Feb 2012 17:14:39 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 By: Richard Fellows http://www.philipharland.com/Blog/2009/01/15/podcast-37-jewish-followers-of-jesus-part-1-ebionites/comment-page-1/#comment-117127 Richard Fellows Fri, 23 Jan 2009 05:45:25 +0000 http://www.philipharland.com/Blog/?p=322#comment-117127 Phil, am I right in thinking that Gal 2:12 provides the only evidence that James was any stricter on Law observance than other early believers in Jesus? If the men "from James" in Gal 2:12 are to be equated with the men from Judea of Acts 15:1 they preached circumcision but without the approval of James (see Acts 15:24). Would this dissolve our only piece of evidence that James was strict? Phil,

am I right in thinking that Gal 2:12 provides the only evidence that James was any stricter on Law observance than other early believers in Jesus? If the men “from James” in Gal 2:12 are to be equated with the men from Judea of Acts 15:1 they preached circumcision but without the approval of James (see Acts 15:24). Would this dissolve our only piece of evidence that James was strict?

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