"Paul" was either
1. Some sort of gnostic who wrote a few letters,
2. An amalgamation of several people discussing their adherence to a typical Hellenistic god-in-the-sky character,
3. An invention of Marcion to serve as his prophet - in much the same way that mohammed was invented to serve as islam's prophet,
4. Some combination of 1 or 2 and 3.
1. Some sort of gnostic who wrote a few letters,
2. An amalgamation of several people discussing their adherence to a typical Hellenistic god-in-the-sky character,
3. An invention of Marcion to serve as his prophet - in much the same way that mohammed was invented to serve as islam's prophet,
4. Some combination of 1 or 2 and 3.
