Is There a Relationship Between Paul and Jesus?

Many people say paul invented christianity, righte it's he really started this whole thing. But there seems to be a relationship between the two. I've actually heard jesus described as transitional. At's that kingdom of god's stuff. Ah, it didn't really happen that wayor maybe it'll be youno, dispensationalism. Maybe at the end, some of that stuff we can do something with. The story a, i think that paul probably did more than anybody else to take the kingdom of god themes and to lay the burden for that way of life on the backs of local christian communities. So thate's a lot of pressure on people