In the Bible we read of Jesus practicing a radically inclusive Table Fellowship (TF) with the 'others' as a central strategy in his announcement of the in-breaking reign of God. In his message and table praxis Jesus thus challenged the existing boundaries of gender, ethnicity and class. In the Church at Galatia, constituted of the Paphlagonians, Phrygians, Pisidians, Lyconians, Isaurians, and Jews, Peter's table praxis with the multi-ethnic church members there was an official stamp of approval on the union and equality of Jews and Gentiles. Peter later, however, pulled out of the TF when Jews from Jerusalem came and told him that his TF would harm the mission engagement among the Jews in Jerusalem. On this Paul had to oppose Peter head on because the single most pressing issue for the churches at that time was the relationship between Jews and Gentiles. And failing to rebuke Peter then would have led to a split within the church on ethnic lines. Paul then went on to unders