On the Old Wheeze That “Paul Invented Christianity”
Periodically, somebody revives the old chestnut that Jesus did not found a Church, has nothing to do with Christianity, and that Paul was the real culprit in inventing the whole
Periodically, somebody revives the old chestnut that Jesus did not found a Church, has nothing to do with Christianity, and that Paul was the real culprit in inventing the whole
Here’s a class bent on teaching you how to not read the primary documents of the Christian faith for what they say, but for what the teacher wants them to
Every once in a while, this crap New Age “translation” of the Our Father makes the rounds, claiming to be the “original” Aramaic and (by some fantastic coincidence) to say
Over the previous two weeks, we have looked at a number of common propositions about Jesus which, while attractive to some, have the fatal flaw of bearing no relationship to
The Latest Real Jesus would, we are told, be disgusted… 9. That people think there is magical potency in uttering the name of Jesus, rather than accessing our own natural
The Latest Real Jesus is said to be appalled… 8. That people are waiting on Jesus to return to save the world and end suffering, rather than taking responsibility for
The creator of the Latest Real Jesus continues to confuse MAGA Jesus with biblical Jesus and argue that his Real Jesus would be appalled by… 7. The idea that humankind
Modernism continues mistaking New Testament Jesus for MAGA Jesus by this rather subtle misreading of the New Testament: 6. That the religion that claims his name, teaches that his wisdom
We continue looking at the Latest Real Jesus, according to somebody who cannot tell MAGA Jesus apart from the Jesus of the New Testament. Today, it is alleged that the
We next move on to the claim that Paul Invented Christianity 4. That the religion bearing his name was conceived by the theories and doctrines of Paul, instead of the
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