Tom Holland, atheist writer and historian has some interesting points about Paul.
"Compacted into Paul's writing is almost everything that explains the modern world"
"International law, human rights...go back to Paul"
"His letters...along with the Gospels, are the most influential, most impactful, most revolutionary writing that has emerged from the ancient world."
"Paul was a depth charge deep beneath the foundations of the classical world. Paul sets up ripple effects of revolution throughout western history... [including] the enlightenment. They spilled out so much now in the 20th century we don't know where these ripple effects came from--we just take them for granted."
I am interested in discussing the complete premise. If you don't listen to the whole 5 minutes, I am not interested in discussing it with you.
The entire interview can be seen here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nlf_ULB26cU
Special thanks to RR for telling me about this podcast. I really enjoy it.
"Compacted into Paul's writing is almost everything that explains the modern world"
"International law, human rights...go back to Paul"
"His letters...along with the Gospels, are the most influential, most impactful, most revolutionary writing that has emerged from the ancient world."
"Paul was a depth charge deep beneath the foundations of the classical world. Paul sets up ripple effects of revolution throughout western history... [including] the enlightenment. They spilled out so much now in the 20th century we don't know where these ripple effects came from--we just take them for granted."
I am interested in discussing the complete premise. If you don't listen to the whole 5 minutes, I am not interested in discussing it with you.
The entire interview can be seen here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nlf_ULB26cU
Special thanks to RR for telling me about this podcast. I really enjoy it.
