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Damascus road
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Paul's Damascus conversion resembles Plato's cave because the persecutor is blinded by light and then claims truth.
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Jiang says Paul rarely quotes Jesus and instead imports themes such as good and evil, scripture, and Jesus as Son of God.
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The Jerusalem arrest story is read as anti-Jewish and pro-Roman propaganda: the mob is Jewish and the Roman soldiers save Paul.
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"So this is a miracle, right? This guy hated Christians and now because he was blinded, he loves Christians. What you will notice is..."
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"And so the main point of conflict is one of circumcision. Remember, Jews circumcise themselves, but the Greeks and Romans do not circumcise themselves...."
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"So certain things to notice about this writing. First of all, you can see it's very anti -Jewish. The Jews just want to kill..."
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Jesus arrives as a poor prophet of the inner spark; Paul turns that spark into belief, obedience, ritual, hierarchy, and a machine that can outlive Rome.
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