Contradictions and Paradoxes in Galatians 1:17

Check out Contradictions Catalog of Galatians 1:17 for the comprehensive list of verses that contradicts Galatians 1:17. Some key contradictions and paradoxes are described below.

According to Paul, he didn't go to Jerusalem right away to meet the other special friends of Jesus. Instead, he went to a faraway place called Arabia and then went back to a city named Damascus.

Galatians 1:17: Neither went I up to Jerusalem to them which were apostles before me; but I went into Arabia, and returned again unto Damascus.

Contradiction with Acts 9:26

This verse states that Paul went to Jerusalem after his conversion, which seems to contradict Galatians 1:17 where Paul claims he did not go to Jerusalem immediately.

Acts 9:26: And when Saul was come to Jerusalem, he assayed to join himself to the disciples: but they were all afraid of him, and believed not that he was a disciple.
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