{Not from men, neither through men} (ouk ap' anthr(9370)(936e) oude
di' anthr(9370)ou). The bluntness of Paul's denial is due to the
charge made by the Judaizers that Paul was not a genuine apostle
because not one of the twelve. This charge had been made in
Corinth and called forth the keenest irony of Paul ( 2Co 10-12 ).
In  Ga 1  2  Paul proves his independence of the twelve and his
equality with them as recognized by them. Paul denies that his
apostleship had a human source (ouk ap' anthr(9370)(936e)) and that it
had come to him through (di' anthr(9370)ou) a human channel
(Burton). {But through Jesus Christ and God the Father} (alla
dia I(8873)ou Christou kai theou patros). The call to be an apostle
came to Paul through Jesus Christ as he claimed in  1Co 9:1  and
as told in  Ac 9:4-6  22:7ff.  26:16ff . He is apostle also by
the will of God. {Who raised him from the dead} (	ou egeirantos
auton ek nekr(936e)). And therefore Paul was qualified to be an
apostle since he had seen the Risen Christ ( 1Co 9:1  15:8f. ).
This verb egeir(935c) is often used in N.T. for raising from the
sleep of death, to wake up the dead.