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Did Paul " The Apostle " really invent Christianity ?

posted 4 years ago by Quasimodo (16388)
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Paul was a Jew and it seems to me he was about making a watered down version of the Judaic religion available to the Gentiles. And Paul was said to have been executed in Rome around 62AD which is about ten years before the Temple in Jerusalem was destroyed by the Romans.

It was after the Temple was destroyed that the Gospels were written and Paul had no hand in that. So it would seem to me that it was the writers of the Gospels who invented Christianity although Paul got the ball rolling in the first place.

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[–] Destinata (2599) 4 years ago

No, he didn't. But he did write most of the Church Epistles, telling people how to organize Christian churches, behave in them, and how to behave in their daily lives. The churches that pay attention to that are loosely termed "New Testament Churches" because they are organized according to New Testament principles.

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[–] Quasimodo (16388) 4 years ago

Interesting. There is a great deal easily available about Jesus but not so much about Paul.

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[–] Destinata (2599) 4 years ago

There's gobs in the Bible. He studied under Gamaliel, was a strict Pharisee, tribe of Benjamin, I believe, and had all kinds of hair-raising adventures!

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[–] Quasimodo (16388) 4 years ago

Ah well there's a problem. Generally scholars are of the opinion that only seven of the thirteen epistles were written by Paul and the other six were falsely presented as having been written by him.

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[–] Destinata (2599) 4 years ago

I naturally disagree with that, but even if you take just seven of the epistles, you've got a lot. Plus most of what was written about Paul was written by Dr. Luke. I'm sure you'll tell me that was written by someone else, too. That's okay. Believe what you want. That's what Free Will is for.

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[–] BillySlater (4096) 4 years ago

Can you explain why you think Christianity is a "watered down" version of Judaism?

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[–] Quasimodo (16388) 4 years ago

No I can't because I didn't say that Christianity was a watered down version of Judaism. Better luck next time.

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[–] BillySlater (4096) 4 years ago

...it seems to me he was about making a watered down version of the Judaic religion available to the Gentiles.

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[–] Quasimodo (16388) 4 years ago

Are you stupid or just looking for an argument ?

" a watered down version of the Judaic religion "

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[–] BillySlater (4096) 4 years ago

The Judaic religion isn´t Judaism now?

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[–] Quasimodo (16388) 4 years ago

What !?

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[–] BillySlater (4096) 4 years ago

Good ol stonewall quasi.

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[–] Quasimodo (16388) 4 years ago

Feel better now moron ?

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[–] BillySlater (4096) 4 years ago

I can see why you create so many Jesus threads, you really need him in your life because you're insufferable.

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[–] Quasimodo (16388) 4 years ago

Still pretending to be a Christian I see.

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[–] BillySlater (4096) 4 years ago

Yeah answeringyour questions about Christianity while being constantlyinsulted by you. Such pretending...

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[–] Quasimodo (16388) 4 years ago

It's your fake persona not mine.

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[–] BillySlater (4096) 4 years ago

When you convert I will still praise God.

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[–] motorcycledriveb (303) 4 years ago

The Gospels are actually pretty ideologically different from Paul's letters. I don't know that the authors of Matthew, Mark, Luke and John even read Paul's letters. Paul is hung up on circumcision, the Gospels/Jesus do not at all talk about circumcision. Which I'm glad Jesus doesn't, lol.

Paul emphasizes on there being "grace" in the Christian religion, but Jesus says in Matthew to try to be perfect and righteous in everything that you do, to go even further than the Torah. Matthew chapters 5-7.

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[–] loser (322) 4 years ago

Back in Medieval Europe, where people did not know shit, secular authorities and clergy could even write 300 years worth of fictional events (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Phantom_time_hypothesis).

It wouldn't surprise me if it turned out that the whole Bible was written in the medieval for the popehood to be established and, therefore, all persons mentioned in this book are fictional.

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