Did Paul Know What Jesus Taught? More Reflections

December 16, 2021 00:06:44
Did Paul Know What Jesus Taught? More Reflections
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Did Paul Know What Jesus Taught? More Reflections

Dec 16 2021 | 00:06:44

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Show Notes

I have been talking about Paul’s knowledge of the historical Jesus, and yesterday began a discussion of what Paul clearly knew about Jesus’ teachings. That’s where I will pick up here. Again, I have taken the discussion from my book Did Jesus Exist?, so the orientation of what I have to say is toward showing that Paul provides solid (and for my mind, virtually incontrovertible) evidence that Jesus was not simply “made up” but was an actual historical figure – an issue that, for most people in the universe of intelligent humans, is not much of an issue, but which is disputed by that tiny yet oh-so-vocal group of “mythicists” about which I have said some things before. In any event, there are a few more interesting aspects of the question of Paul’s use of Jesus’ teachings, as follows: Read by Petra Ortiz

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