Paul's Writings Underpin Western Thought

[RoadRunner79]

If Paul's epistles only referred  to how the Church should conduct itself, and how to live a Christian life; it still doesn't follow that Paul didn't know about Jesus, or that he believed in some "celestial Jesus".  This is an unnecessary interjection which isn't supported by anything historical  

I missed this gem earlier, nestled in the middle of a rant.  You're absolutely correct here...there is no historical source to be had for that contention..there is only the content of the gospels.  

A modern christian person™ might enjoy believeing that "paul" believed as they believe, and it might even be the dogma of their subsect that this is the case.....but a very smart man once commented on unnecessary interjections and I think he got that right too.

The indication seems to be, that Paul had the support of the other disciples, and the support of the early Church.   They say that they taught the same thing. As well Paul endorsed them, and said that they believed the same Gospel.   While I think it's reasonable, that there may have been some differences, the evidence seems to point to the opposite of the conclusion from the argument from silence.