Galatians 1:11-12

Galatians 1:11-12

[11] I certify  brethren,  that  the gospel  which  was preached  of  not  after  man.  [12] For  I  neither  received  it  of  man,  neither  was I taught  it, but  by  the revelation  of Jesus  Christ. 

What does Galatians 1:11-12 Mean?

Contextual Meaning

Whenever Paul wrote, "I would have you know" (cf. 1 Corinthians 12:3; 1 Corinthians 15:1; 2 Corinthians 8:1), he intended to draw special attention to what he proceeded to say. Paul did not receive his gospel from traditional sources (his teachers) nor did he learn it through traditional means (the curriculum of his formal education). It came to him as a special revelation from Jesus Christ, and it was a revelation of who Jesus Christ really is. "According to" ( Galatians 1:11; Gr. kata) means "from."
". . . it was the gospel of justification by faith which came to Paul as the result of a direct revelation of Jesus Christ." [1]