Misquoting Jesus with Bart Ehrman Historical Paul: What Scholars Actually Know About Paul's Life, Beliefs, and Personality
Nov 29, 2022
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Layered Sources Determine What Paul Said
- Scholars separate Paul's writings into layers and prioritize seven early letters as the most reliable sources about him.
- Later letters, Pastorals, and Acts reflect development, editorial rewriting, or Pauline school activity rather than Paul's earliest views.
Verify Which Paul Source You're Quoting
- When people quote Paul, check which letters or Acts they're using before accepting the claim.
- Start with Paul's seven early letters for the most historically reliable picture.
Paul's Claims Of Prebirth Calling And Visions
- Paul frames his ministry as a divine calling from before birth and claims direct revelations from Jesus.
- He asserts visionary encounters that place his authority above other apostles' eyewitness status.