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Paul and Peter: Conflict, Theology, and Reconciliation in the Early Church

The room in Jerusalem was dimly lit by flickering oil lamps. A crowd had gathered, whispering among themselves, their faces marked by awe and anticipation. Peter stood before them, his eyes blazing with conviction.

“Brothers, listen,” Peter began, his voice steady. “This Jesus, whom you crucified, God raised from the dead. He is both Lord and Christ.”
(Acts 2:36)

A hush fell. The crowd was caught between disbelief and hope.

Meanwhile, miles away in Tarsus, Saul sat quietly, wrestling with the vision that had blinded him on the road to Damascus.

“Saul, Saul, why are you persecuting me?” a voice had thundered.
(Acts 9:4)

His heart turned, and in that moment, Saul became Paul—the apostle to the Gentiles.

Years later, the two men, so different yet bound by one gospel, would face one another—not only as fellow apostles but as brothers challenged by the expanding and diversifying church.