08-17-2007, 01:42 PM
<!--QuoteBegin-->QUOTE<!--QuoteEBegin-->The most telling aspect of the Pauline literature is its relationship to the Roman authority. In every case it indicates that obedience to Rome is correct. But the messianic movement that was widespread enough to drive the Roman legion out of Judea held that obedience to Rome was sinful, therefore where does Paulâs perspective come from? And why does Paul discuss a battle with messianic Jews over âdietary regulationsâ and not one concerning the real issue of the era, the role of the Messiah in the struggle with Rome? That is the issue that would have been salient to messianic Jews in the fifties and sixties CE.
The Pauline literature is not simply fake, it is absurd.
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The Pauline literature is not simply fake, it is absurd.
Joe<!--QuoteEnd--><!--QuoteEEnd-->