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Paul is presented as the real founder of Christianity because he is the New Testament figure with the Hellenized Jewish toolkit needed to synthesize Hebrew, Greek, and Roman materials.
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Paul is presented as the real founder of Christianity because he is the New Testament figure with the Hellenized Jewish toolkit needed to synthesize Hebrew, Greek, and Roman materials.
Jiang says the Christian New Testament treats the Hebrew Bible as the Old Testament promise fulfilled in Jesus, and that the Quran later arises from an interpretation of the Bible.
"...history. He is credited with most of the writing of the New Testament. About a third of the New Testament, which is the Christian..."
"...this is the Hebrew Bible. And then we get to the New Testament, which is something that only Christians believe. Alright, so Jewish people..."
"...Islam. So eventually we'll do all three, the Hebrew Bible, the New Testament, and the Koran. We'll start with the Old Testament, the Hebrew..."
"...about Paul that's really important is that if you read the New Testament, a third is either written by Paul or about Paul, okay?..."
"...before the Bible. It came before the Old Testament and the New Testament. You argue about things you know, but why do you argue..."
The Bible begins, in this lecture's argument, as political spin for David: a library of collective imagination that turns usurpation, murder, and fear of rivals into legitimacy, identity, and eventually literature.
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