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Was St Paul a distorter of Jesus' original message, or a faithful follower?
Over recent years some critics of Christianity have claimed that while Jesus was a gifted teacher and a man of unparalleled kindness, St Paul was the true founder of Christianity, which he based on a delusional mistake: the idea that Jesus was God.This theory has found its way into academia, churches, newspapers, and, most recently, novels.
In Did St Paul Get Jesus Right? respected New Testament scholar David Wenham looks at the historical evidence for such claims. Comparing the life and message of Jesus with the writings of St Paul, he offers a thoughtful exploration of their relationship, concluding that far from imagining Christianity, Paul was the messenger of an inherited faith.
Contents
Preface 7
Chapter 1 What is the Question and Why is it Important? 9
Chapter 2 Can We Use the New Testament as Evidence? 16
Chapter 3 How Paul Got Jesus... or How Jesus Got Paul: The Evidence on Paul's
Conversion 25
Chapter 4 Was Paul Interested in the Real Jesus? Evidence from Corinth on the Crucifixion and Resurrection 40
Chapter 5 Sex, Apostleship, and Love: More Evidence from Corinth and Beyond 55
Chapter 6 "Abba", and What Happens When We Die: Evidence from Galatia and Thessalonica 69
Chapter 7 Was Paul the Inventor of Christian Doctrines? 80
Chapter 8 Did Paul and Jesus Really Agree? 97
Chapter 9 Is Paul Behind the New Testament Gospels? 124
Chapter 10 But Paul Was Certainly a
Controversialist 138
Chapter 11 So Did Paul Get Jesus Right? 148
Notes 157