Australia's largest stock trading and investment forum Australia's #1 stock forum

My understanding is that Paul's work is his reflection and...

First 5 Last

Share
Profile

Follow
whereu

29,338 Posts.

3

17/09/20

19:04

Post #: 47429240
Share

Originally posted by Copperbod: ↑

This is the "Biblical" Paul ...

Paul wasn't fake he was an obsessive evangelist with a highly educated background in beliefs of the time with a strong ego.
In all stages of his life he was convinced of his "rightness".
Whether it was persecuting Christians or defending them to the death.

Who else in the NT had such a personal "Road to Damascus" to make up for not having met Jesus or being an actual Disciple ?
He saw pretty early that the Jews would not accept Jesus as their Messiah and the direction should be towards the gentiles.

All the rest and letters etc is to do with that.
Coloured as one would expect by Paul's personal "hangups" eg his attitude to woman having spiritual authority.

Paul is not an accurate version of what Jesus taught. Especially since he never met him.
Paul is a version of what Paul taught.

.

Expand

My understanding is that Paul's work is his reflection and interpretation of Greek philosophy applied to spreading Christianity.
2 Upvote

Reply

Top Stories

Listen: HotCopper Wire Podcast 016 – FY25 ended up not so bad... but Trump unpause is coming

ASX Market Close: Trump tariffs paused til August; CBA falls below $300B

Trump chides Powell as Goldman call for calm. The RBA must be nervous

Monday's HotCopper trends: Northern Star forecast, AML3D Navy handshake | July 7

AII

Inside the depths of Panasqueira: A legacy carved in rock

First 5 Last

SPONSORED BY