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Paul's Beliefs
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RE: Paul's Beliefs
According to Earl Doherty, in the "Pauline" Epistles and in epistles such as Hebrews. Jesus crucifixion occurred in some level of the heavens, those who killed him were the demonic "powers and principalities". That would make sense since the Epistles are describing a Jesus who never had an earthly incarnation.

A god who was crucified was not an embrassment to early Christians as apologists assume it would have been. Plenty of people worshiped Attis who died by castrating himself for example.
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Paul's Beliefs - by FallentoReason - July 27, 2012 at 1:54 am
RE: Paul's Beliefs - by fr0d0 - July 27, 2012 at 2:57 am
RE: Paul's Beliefs - by FallentoReason - July 27, 2012 at 3:24 am
RE: Paul's Beliefs - by fr0d0 - July 27, 2012 at 7:13 am
RE: Paul's Beliefs - by padraic - July 27, 2012 at 4:30 am
RE: Paul's Beliefs - by Minimalist - July 27, 2012 at 3:09 am
RE: Paul's Beliefs - by cratehorus - July 27, 2012 at 4:29 am
RE: Paul's Beliefs - by Drich - July 27, 2012 at 9:15 am
RE: Paul's Beliefs - by FallentoReason - July 27, 2012 at 12:00 pm
RE: Paul's Beliefs - by Drich - July 27, 2012 at 11:46 pm
RE: Paul's Beliefs - by Justtristo - July 27, 2012 at 11:53 pm
RE: Paul's Beliefs - by Drich - July 28, 2012 at 12:07 am
RE: Paul's Beliefs - by Justtristo - July 28, 2012 at 12:11 am
RE: Paul's Beliefs - by Drich - July 28, 2012 at 12:33 am
RE: Paul's Beliefs - by Justtristo - July 28, 2012 at 7:34 am
RE: Paul's Beliefs - by The Grand Nudger - July 27, 2012 at 11:04 am
RE: Paul's Beliefs - by FallentoReason - July 27, 2012 at 1:20 pm
RE: Paul's Beliefs - by Minimalist - July 27, 2012 at 1:25 pm
RE: Paul's Beliefs - by Undeceived - July 27, 2012 at 8:28 pm
RE: Paul's Beliefs - by FallentoReason - July 27, 2012 at 9:39 pm
RE: Paul's Beliefs - by Undeceived - July 29, 2012 at 2:08 am
RE: Paul's Beliefs - by The Grand Nudger - July 27, 2012 at 8:33 pm
RE: Paul's Beliefs - by Minimalist - July 27, 2012 at 8:44 pm
RE: Paul's Beliefs - by Justtristo - July 27, 2012 at 11:42 pm
RE: Paul's Beliefs - by FallentoReason - July 28, 2012 at 12:23 am
RE: Paul's Beliefs - by Angrboda - July 28, 2012 at 12:29 am
RE: Paul's Beliefs - by FallentoReason - July 28, 2012 at 1:07 am
RE: Paul's Beliefs - by Drich - July 28, 2012 at 9:30 am
RE: Paul's Beliefs - by Justtristo - July 28, 2012 at 6:44 pm
RE: Paul's Beliefs - by Drich - July 29, 2012 at 12:39 am
Re: Paul's Beliefs - by fr0d0 - July 28, 2012 at 2:40 am
RE: Paul's Beliefs - by FallentoReason - July 28, 2012 at 4:26 am
RE: Paul's Beliefs - by FallentoReason - July 28, 2012 at 10:44 am
RE: Paul's Beliefs - by Drich - July 28, 2012 at 2:18 pm
RE: Paul's Beliefs - by FallentoReason - July 28, 2012 at 11:24 pm
RE: Paul's Beliefs - by Drich - July 29, 2012 at 1:46 am
RE: Paul's Beliefs - by FallentoReason - July 29, 2012 at 8:58 am
RE: Paul's Beliefs - by Minimalist - July 29, 2012 at 12:44 am
RE: Paul's Beliefs - by FallentoReason - July 29, 2012 at 1:44 am
RE: Paul's Beliefs - by Drich - July 29, 2012 at 1:05 pm
RE: Paul's Beliefs - by FallentoReason - July 30, 2012 at 8:01 am
RE: Paul's Beliefs - by Drich - July 30, 2012 at 10:32 pm
RE: Paul's Beliefs - by The Grand Nudger - July 29, 2012 at 10:24 pm
RE: Paul's Beliefs - by Drich - July 29, 2012 at 11:12 pm
RE: Paul's Beliefs - by Minimalist - July 31, 2012 at 12:47 am
RE: Paul's Beliefs - by The Grand Nudger - July 29, 2012 at 11:23 pm
RE: Paul's Beliefs - by Drich - July 30, 2012 at 1:25 am
RE: Paul's Beliefs - by The Grand Nudger - July 30, 2012 at 1:53 am
RE: Paul's Beliefs - by Drich - July 30, 2012 at 2:00 am
RE: Paul's Beliefs - by The Grand Nudger - July 30, 2012 at 2:15 am
RE: Paul's Beliefs - by The Grand Nudger - July 30, 2012 at 10:46 pm
RE: Paul's Beliefs - by Drich - July 30, 2012 at 11:47 pm
RE: Paul's Beliefs - by The Grand Nudger - July 31, 2012 at 12:04 am
RE: Paul's Beliefs - by FallentoReason - July 31, 2012 at 2:21 am
RE: Paul's Beliefs - by Drich - July 31, 2012 at 9:57 am
RE: Paul's Beliefs - by FallentoReason - July 31, 2012 at 10:46 am
RE: Paul's Beliefs - by Undeceived - August 1, 2012 at 1:44 am
RE: Paul's Beliefs - by FallentoReason - August 1, 2012 at 2:21 am
RE: Paul's Beliefs - by Undeceived - August 1, 2012 at 12:59 pm
RE: Paul's Beliefs - by FallentoReason - August 1, 2012 at 11:01 pm
RE: Paul's Beliefs - by The Grand Nudger - August 1, 2012 at 1:02 pm
RE: Paul's Beliefs - by Minimalist - August 1, 2012 at 2:01 pm

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