New Testament scholar Gerd Ludemann continues his exploration of the life and teachings of Paul in this groundbreaking monograph, which synthesises the research of his four previous books on Christianity's leading apostle. As the subtitle of the present work makes clear, Ludemann comes to the conclusion that Paul should be considered not only Christianity's most influential proselytiser but in truth deserves the title of founder of the religion that ostensibly originated with Jesus of Nazareth. This brilliant exegesis, based on twenty-five years of research, by a leading New Testament scholar with an unwavering commitment to historical accuracy presents a message rarely heard from any pulpit but one that churches can no longer honestly ignore.
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"...interesting and unsettling piece of scholarly research..." -- Bookviews.com
"[Ludemann] gives a reasoned argument for his position...provides a contemporary, readable, widely-held view..." -- Perspectives on Science and Christian Faith
"[Ludemann] gives a reasoned argument for his position...provides a contemporary, readable, widely-held view..." -- Perspectives on Science and Christian Faith
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Gerd Ludemann is professor of the history and literature of early Christianity at the University of Gottingen, Germany, and the author of many books and articles on the origins of Christianity including JESUS AFTER 2000 YEARS and THE GREAT DECEPTION: AND WHAT JESUS REALLY SAID AND DID.
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This is my third book by Ludemann and he has yet to disappoint. He is a solid early Christian scholar and a readable one.
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Gerd Luddeman sees Paul as responsible for what has become Christianity, far overshadowing Yeshua bar-Yosef if not completely burying his original teachings and goal. True enough. Paul certainly is responsible for the creation of the demon, Christianity, and its endless struggle to destroy God's People in order to inhabit its corpse.
There are many books over the years writing of Paul and his evil, including the first I read, The First Christian, by Davies, (ages ago after finding it as a little paperback ready to fall apart). It was helpful in my escape from the church. But there are other better exposes of Paul. And so my reading of this rather pedestrian work by Luddeman was disappointing. If you have not read much criticism of Paul of Tarsus, then you might benefit from the book and not find it too earth-shattering. Try The Mythmaker: Paul and the Invention of Christianity, by the late Hyam Maccoby.
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Jesus Christ, New York, New Testament, Gentile Christians, Jewish Christians, Fortress Press, Lord Jesus, Hebrew Bible, Christ Jesus, Hellenistic Jews, Holy Spirit, Acts of the Apostles, Paul the Christian, Paul the Greek, Paul's Roman, Second Coming of Jesus, Son of God, Westminster John Knox Press, Contra Celsum, Dio Cassius, Hellenistic Christianity, Hellenistic Judaism, Israel of God, Oxford University Press, Prometheus Books New!
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Many Christians think of the apostle Paul as one of the foremost disciples of Jesus. Read the first page Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
Jesus Christ, New York, New Testament, Gentile Christians, Jewish Christians, Fortress Press, Lord Jesus, Hebrew Bible, Christ Jesus, Hellenistic Jews, Holy Spirit, Acts of the Apostles, Paul the Christian, Paul the Greek, Paul's Roman, Second Coming of Jesus, Son of God, Westminster John Knox Press, Contra Celsum, Dio Cassius, Hellenistic Christianity, Hellenistic Judaism, Israel of God, Oxford University Press, Prometheus Books New!
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- The Portable Nietzsche (Portable Library) by Friedrich Nietzsche on 5 pages
- Theology of the New Testament: Complete in One Volume by Rudolf Bultmann on page 163, page 241, and Back Matter
- St. Paul (Harper torchbooks. The Cloister library) by Arthur Darby Nock on page 111, page 137, and Back Matter
- Apocryphal New Testament by M. R. James on page 21, page 163, and Back Matter
- Paul between Damascus and Antioch: The Unknown Years by Martin Hengel on page 63, page 225, and Back Matter
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