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has done all he could to pervert and mislead the Christians
whom he used to persecute before his conversion; and I
doubt very much that the Jesus of Paul was Jesus, the son
of Mary who according to Christian traditions was hanged
on a tree about a century or so before Christ, for his Messianic
pretensions. In fact, the Epistles of Paul as they stand before us
are full of doctrines entirely repugnant to the spirit of the Old
Testament, as well as to that of the humble Prophet, Jesus of
Nazareth. Paul was a bigoted Pharisee and a lawyer.
After his conversion to Christianity he seems to have become
even more fanatical than ever. His hatred to Ishmael and
his claim to the birthright makes him forget or overlook the
Law of Moses which forbids a man to marry his own sister
under the pain of capital penalty. If Paul were inspired by
God, he would have either denounced the Book of Genesis
whom he used to persecute before his conversion; and I
doubt very much that the Jesus of Paul was Jesus, the son
of Mary who according to Christian traditions was hanged
on a tree about a century or so before Christ, for his Messianic
pretensions. In fact, the Epistles of Paul as they stand before us
are full of doctrines entirely repugnant to the spirit of the Old
Testament, as well as to that of the humble Prophet, Jesus of
Nazareth. Paul was a bigoted Pharisee and a lawyer.
After his conversion to Christianity he seems to have become
even more fanatical than ever. His hatred to Ishmael and
his claim to the birthright makes him forget or overlook the
Law of Moses which forbids a man to marry his own sister
under the pain of capital penalty. If Paul were inspired by
God, he would have either denounced the Book of Genesis