Corpus-Paul

["Chris Cutler" <Chrisc AT powercall.co.uk>]

[snip]
Jake
> >
> >In Paul, however, the principle of justification by faith, which is the
> >essence of the Gospel, is revealed in greater clarity than was revealed
in
> >the prophets or the Gospels, and we are told that God chose to reveal
this
> >through Paul:
> >
Jim
> Yup- you are right here- because Justification by Faith doesnt appear in
the
> Gospels.  Anywhere.
[snip]

Chris
Just what did Paul's followers have to believe in? It would appear from
trials of early Xtians the defining belief was in the bodily resurrection,
not that Jesus was the Son of God, and still less any demonstration that
they had understood the teachings of the Master.

IMHO if we understood Pauls obsession with the resurrection, we would be
closer to understanding Paul

Happy Easter/Passover to all

Chris
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Chris Cutler
"Auditeur Libre"

What liberates is the knowledge of who we were, what we became; where we
were, whereinto we have been thrown; whereto we speed, wherefrom we are
redeemmed; what birth is, and what rebirth." (Exc. Theod. 78.2)