numberwang said:
Paul converses with Peter and James (brother of Jesus), the latter became the first leader of the church of Jerusalem, so there were authority figures to validate teachings. |
I don't believe Paul ever mentions these conversations, in documentation. Nor am I aware of any firsthand account. I think that it is mentioned that they meet each other in the book of acts, which again places us about 50 years from the ressurection, and a number of years after any meetings would have occured.
Even assuming we take the claims at face value and the conversations happened, and that the accounts of James and Paul's conversations are accurate, that in no way validates anything. Religious leaders have no special authority or credibility, and, to my knowledge, we have no firsthand accounts from either Peter or James.
