Posted: Dec 31, 2011 8:02 am
Paul lacks a role as a primary or secondary source, and there are No sources about Paul ...
* He did not see or hear the events himself.
* We do not know who he was, apart from documents purported to be autobiographical.
* The primary document - Papyrus 46 - was written at least 120 years later
Does ..
.. mean
a. Paul [and his early christian "brotherhood"] was/were metaphorically "raised from the dead"??, or
b. it is an address to Paul and his brethren.
c. something else?
18 Then after three years, I went up to Jerusalem to get acquainted with Cephas and stayed with him fifteen days.
19 I saw none of the other apostles—only James, the Lord’s brother.
Nothing primary there, and seemingly no tie for anything to be a secondary source, either.
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* He did not see or hear the events himself.
* We do not know who he was, apart from documents purported to be autobiographical.
* The primary document - Papyrus 46 - was written at least 120 years later
Galatians 1
1 Paul, an apostle—sent not from men nor by a man, but by Jesus Christ and God the Father, who raised him from the dead—
2 and all the brothers and sisters[a] with me,
To the churches in Galatia:
3 Grace and peace to you from God our Father and the Lord Jesus Christ, 4 who gave himself for our sins to rescue us from the present evil age, according to the will of our God and Father, 5 to whom be glory for ever and ever. Amen.
11 I want you to know, brothers and sisters, that the gospel I preached is not of human origin.
12 I did not receive it from any man, nor was I taught it; rather, I received it by revelation from Jesus Christ.
16 to reveal his Son in me so that I might preach him among the Gentiles, my immediate response was not to consult any human being.
17 I did not go up to Jerusalem to see those who were apostles before I was, but I went into Arabia. Later I returned to Damascus.
18 Then after three years, I went up to Jerusalem to get acquainted with Cephas[b] and stayed with him fifteen days.
19 I saw none of the other apostles—only James, the Lord’s brother. 20 I assure you before God that what I am writing you is no lie.
21 Then I went to Syria and Cilicia. 22 I was personally unknown to the churches of Judea that are in Christ.
23 They only heard the report: “The man who formerly persecuted us is now preaching the faith he once tried to destroy.” 24 And they praised God because of me.
Does ..
1 Paul, an apostle—sent not from men nor by a man, but by Jesus Christ and God the Father, who raised him [Paul?] from the dead—
.. mean
a. Paul [and his early christian "brotherhood"] was/were metaphorically "raised from the dead"??, or
b. it is an address to Paul and his brethren.
c. something else?
18 Then after three years, I went up to Jerusalem to get acquainted with Cephas and stayed with him fifteen days.
19 I saw none of the other apostles—only James, the Lord’s brother.
Nothing primary there, and seemingly no tie for anything to be a secondary source, either.
.