There are no Pauline scholars of note, whom I am aware of, that would endorse your contention that everything Paul tells us about Jesus came out of his own head from revelations.
We now know with relative certitude, based upon ample textual studies that in Corinthians, Galatians and Philippians...
Again, you still cannot account for why the Apostles even gave Paul the time of day if he was some sort of outcast, especially with his past.
Also, there's the matter of early Church tradition and practice as to how is it possible that it circulated Paul's letters even prior to any other...
From the start of his preaching as an "Apostle", Paul refused to do what God required. Followers of Jesus were told to first go to Jerusalem to receive Holy Spirit before going out to preach. But Paul tells us he did not do that before going out to preach his own version of religion in the...
What you'ere missing with the above is the Jewish tradition of having major players be shown with having at least one defect of some type, and a Jewish commentary on this is to show that they are fully human and not demigods. Matter of fact, the Apostles in general are shown as being morally...
I would never say clear, or unequivocal. As far as the Scriptures are concerned, there is a focus on Peter more than the others. but for both better and for worse. And, quite evidently, Paul is the dominant Apostle in the book of Acts, and in regard to his contribution to the New Testament...
Yes, and the NT states that Jesus' brothers were not believers. gJohn 7:5 Not even his brothers believed in him. No where in the New Testament are Jesus's brothers portrayed as believers, not in the gospels nor in Acts of the Apostles.
Actually, Paul calls James the 'brother of the Lord' in the...
The book of James does not say this. However, we know it to be true from other sources, including the Josephus quote. Even the new testament describes James as the brother of Jesus.
Galatians 1
18 Then after three years I did go up to Jerusalem to visit Cephas and stayed with him fifteen...
It was once fashionable to say that the Gospels-Matthew, Mark, Luke, and John-were written too late to give an accurate account of what really happened in the life of Jesus, including the events surrounding his resurrection. Some even said they weren't written until the mid to late second...
This is becoming circular, so just to conclude:
In order to establish that James wasn’t the brother of Jesus you have to assume:
Paul
1That he meant “spiritual brother” both in Corinthians and Galatians
Mark
2 That Mark wrote a myth based on what Paul said
3 That Mark randomly invented...
Paul called an Apostle Paul, so did Mark. The rest he invented. If you haven't seen the gigantic amount of evidence we already have that he's writing fiction, some of which I already posted, you might want to check that out.
Even historians who believe in a historical Jesus do not support using...
Ok so who was the James the supposed brother of Jesus in the gospels?
Was he the same James that Paul mentions? Was he James the Apostole? Or was mark just inventing random names, and “James” happened to be the name that he chose for Jesus´s older brother?
Yes but in the context of Galatians...
This is not an argument for the gospel Jesus but only for a human Jesus. The leap from a human teacher to demigod is impossible to make without far better evidence.
But here it is not clear enough to claim he means biological brother. He easily could be distinguishing that Cephus is brother of...
First, establish your premises.
You're still working from unsupported premises, as did the ancients you cite. Mythology can be internally consistent when based on mythological premises, but 'facts' derived from unsupported premises are, themselves, unsupported.
First establish the basics, then...
See @Valjean I can quote a specific claim that I disagree with
and then I will provide the reasons for why I disagree. (why cant you do the same with my claims?)
1 Given the context of multiple texts ( Galatians1:18-19 for example) , it’s clear that the author is talking about biololical...
The Conversion of the Skeptic James
The Bible says that the brothers of Jesus didn't believe that he was the Messiah and James not believing was a historical fact.
Paul appears have had a bit of an inferiority complex because he was a later convert and 'apostle' who hadn't actually known Jesus personally in life like Peter and James his brother, both of whom he is extremely catty with despite sending the - obligatory - charitable collection to James's...
Paul and Jesus agree on the major tenets of the faith. Numerous examples in the link / article below:
Did Jesus and Paul teach the same thing? | CARM.org
In Galatians1:18-19 Paul met with Peter and James in Jerusalem.
Also, there's this:
"And recognizing the grace that had been given to...
You didn't refute anything. The 1st century Gospels and various epistles were NOT THE BIBLE at the times they were composed. They were independent manuscripts written by mostly different authors at different times, floating around various locales. Thus, they were NON-BIBLICAL, INDEPENDENT...
Your description of Paul is very flattering, as it makes him look like the exceptional genius who came up with an entire religion. The truth is far more prosaic.
There are no Pauline scholars of note, whom I am aware of, that would endorse your contention that "everything" Paul tells us about...