(October 31, 2015 at 11:55 pm)drfuzzy Wrote:(October 31, 2015 at 10:40 pm)Combanitorics Wrote: Thank you for explaining that. I've always thought that Paul was an egotist and a late coming interloper in the whole thing.
I have actually read a few articles that assert the Paul hijacked the whole "religion". Some people believe that the followers of Jesus simply wanted a new type of Judaism . . . one not so limited by law. The original followers of Jesus were still Jews. And then Paul stepped in, claiming to have seen a vision, and started preaching a whole different take on the teachings of Jesus. Many passages in his writings state clearly that he was at odds with the church leaders in Jerusalem.
In your own opinion, is what Paul wrote that substantially different than what Jesus is reported to have said?
