<p>1:12 <em>For neither did I receive it from man, nor was I taught it, but I received it through direct revelation from Jesus Christ</em>- See on :1. As a rabbi, it was important to justify teaching by explaining that he had been taught it by some greater rabbi. Paul cuts right across these expectations (see on :10), and says that his message had not been taught to him. He had received it directly from the Lord Jesus, who is the central part of the message he preached.</p>