Galatians 1
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(2) He puts his known character back of the assertion that his Gospel of grace was a revelation from God ( Galatians 1:11 Galatians 1:12 ).
(3) As for the Judaizers, Paul had been a foremost Jew, and had forsaken Judaism for something better ( 1:13 1:14 ).
(4) He had preached grace years before he saw any of the other apostles ( Galatians 1:15-24 ).
(5) When he did meet the other apostles they had nothing to add to his revelations Galatians 2:1-6 .
(6) The other apostles fully recognized Paul's apostleship. Galatians 2:7-10 .
(7) If the legalizers pleaded Peter's authority, the answer was that he himself had claimed none when rebuked ( Galatians 2:11-14 ).
Jews' religion
The new dispensation of grace having come in, the Mosaic system, if still persisted in, becomes a mere "Jews' religion."
religion
In verses 13 and 14 the Greek word for "the Jews' religion" is Ioudaismos (Judaism). In Acts 26:5 ; James 1:26 James 1:27 threskeia--religious service--is translated "religion," and in Colossians 2:18, "worshipping." Excepting James 1:27, "religion" has always a bad sense, and nowhere is it synonymous with salvation or spirituality.