Posted: Jul 07, 2013 2:36 am
dogsgod wrote:...There's a difference between reading the gospels into Paul, such as Paul meeting disciples of Jesus, and seeing Paul's influence on the gospel writers since Paul came first.
Based on the Pauline writings themselves,the Pauline writer cannot be first.
Paul claimed he persecuted the Churches in Christ and named those in Christ before him.
It must also be noted that a Pauline writer claimed he was the Last to be seen of Jesus after OVER 500 persons, plus, Cephas, James, the twelve and the disciples.
Effectively, revelations were a "DIME a Dozen" and were reported by every Tom, Dick and Harry.
What is most fascinating is that although the Pauline writer admitted hundreds of people [OVER 500] had revelations or visions or sightings of the resurrected Jesus BEFORE him some still attempt to claim Paul was first.
Paul was LAST in the Pauline Corpus.
1 Cor.15
.... he was seen of Cephas, then of the twelve: 6 After that, he was seen of above five hundred brethren at once; of whom the greater part remain unto this present, but some are fallen asleep . 7 After that, he was seen of James; then of all the apostles. 8 And last of all he was seen of me also....
The supposed Pillars, James and Cephas had revelations or sightings of Jesus Before the Pauline writer.
By the way, it is not even reasonable to expect that the Pauline writer knew of all those who had revelations of the resurrected Jesus all over the Roman Empire. Potentially, thousands of people had revelations/sightings of the resurrected Jesus before Paul.