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Paul explained his apostleship in these words, not to separate himself from the original twelve but to show that his apostleship rested on the same basis as theirs. If the believers in Galatia questioned Paul’s apostleship, they should also question the apostleship of Peter, James, and John. All the apostles were called by Christ to preach the gospel, and they answered to God as their final authority.

Galatia was a Roman province located in the center section of present-day Turkey. Much of the region rests on a large and fertile plateau, and a large people were migrating there for the welcoming agriculture. One of Paul’s goals during his missionary journeys was to visit regions with large population centers in order to reach as people as possible.

Galatians 1:1-2
1 Paul, an apostle—sent not from men nor by a man, but by Jesus Christ and God the Father, who raised him from the dead— 2 and all the brothers and sisters[a] with me,
To the churches in Galatia: