Who Was Gamaliel to Paul in Acts 22:3?
Gamaliel was the Jerusalem teacher under whom Paul was raised and instructed in the strict tradition of the law. Paul names him as a credential, not as an authority, when he defends himself to the crowd.
Philippians 3:7–14: Knowing Christ, Not Credentials
Paul does not call his heritage and law-keeping worthless in themselves. He weighs them against knowing Christ and finds the scale tipped entirely toward him, then runs forward as one already taken hold of.
Philippians 3:7–8: Counting All Loss for Christ
Paul does not describe losing his standing by accident. He describes a deliberate revaluation: what he once counted as profit he now counts as loss, because knowing Christ is worth more. This article looks at what he gave up, why he called it refuse, and what he was actually aiming for.