RE: Paul's "persecution" of the early Christians?
February 4, 2018 at 11:26 pm
(This post was last modified: February 4, 2018 at 11:33 pm by The Grand Nudger.)
Then you'd be referring to two line items.
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The rest of his persecutor cred is found in legendary paul. Are you wondering whether the paul of early paul is a convincing pharisee? The short answer is no. He was padding his resume, and displays none of the competence he claims. Here;s an interesting question, though. What "church" could he have been persecuting? The christers claim he converted around 33ad.......
Quote:13 For you have heard of my previous way of life in Judaism, how intensely I persecuted the church of God and tried to destroy it. 14 I was advancing in Judaism beyond many of my own age among my people and was extremely zealous for the traditions of my fathers.
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Quote:4 even though I, too, have reason for confidence in the flesh.
If anyone else has reason to be confident in the flesh, I have more: 5 circumcised on the eighth day, a member of the people of Israel, of the tribe of Benjamin, a Hebrew born of Hebrews; as to the law, a Pharisee; 6 as to zeal, a persecutor of the church; as to righteousness under the law, blameless.
The rest of his persecutor cred is found in legendary paul. Are you wondering whether the paul of early paul is a convincing pharisee? The short answer is no. He was padding his resume, and displays none of the competence he claims. Here;s an interesting question, though. What "church" could he have been persecuting? The christers claim he converted around 33ad.......
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