Paul's Conflicts With James and Peter

Joel: Paul's religious understanding probably caused some tensions between him and others who were likewise followers of Jesus, but also Jewish. In Galatians he describes a situation in Antioch where Peter initially was dropping Jewish purity laws and eating with non-Jews. But when certain men from James came down from Jerusalem, Peter withdrew and would not eat with them anymore. And so this is a conflict that has its origin in a certain interpretation of the Torah.