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- Paul was not one of the Twelve Apostles, and did not know Jesus during his lifetime.
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Jul 6, 2008 · Answer: Paul did meet Jesus on the road to Damascus, as recorded in Acts chapter nine. Of course, you are at least partially right because Paul was not intimately acquainted with Jesus as were the other apostles. Paul was not an apostle in the traditional sense (Acts 1:21-22).
British Jewish scholar Hyam Maccoby contended that Paul, as described in the Acts of the Apostles, is quite different from the view of Paul gleaned from his own writings. Some difficulties have been noted in the account of his life.
May 11, 2022 · The gospel of Paul was not a different or a counterfeit gospel; the “good news” or “good announcement” he preached conformed in every way to the teachings of the Old Testament writers, the other apostles of the faith, and, most importantly, to the gospel message according to Jesus Christ.
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Our earliest physical description of Paul comes from a late second-century Christian writing The Acts of Paul and Thecla. It is a wildly embellished and legendary account of Paul’s travels, his wondrously miraculous feats, and his formidable influence in persuading others to believe in Christ. The story centers on the beautiful and wealthy virgin T...
[i] The Quest was given both its history and its name by Albert Schweitzer, whose groundbreaking book, published in 1906 with the nondescript German title, Von Reimarus zu Wrede (from Reimarus to Wrede), was given the more provocative title in English, The Quest of the Historical Jesus, translated by William Montgomery (London: Adam & Charles Black...
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There is no consciousness in Paul that he differed from the earlier apostles on the matter of the content of the Gospel. But there is the settled conviction reflected in his writings that he had been given a new understanding of the pattern of redemptive history.
Feb 28, 2019 · The Apostle Paul was one of the most influential leaders of the early Christian church and a prolific biblical author. In this beginner’s guide, we’ll explore the basics of what we know—and don’t know—about this important biblical figure.
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Dec 11, 2013 · Paul was a Diaspora Jew, a member of the party of the Pharisees, who experienced a revelation of the resurrected Jesus. After this experience, he traveled widely throughout the eastern Roman Empire, spreading the “good news” that Jesus would soon return from heaven and usher in the reign of God (“the kingdom”).
