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  • From: "Liz Fried" <lizfried AT umich.edu>
  • To: "Corpus-paul" <corpus-paul AT franklin.oit.unc.edu>
  • Subject: RE: Paul the Persecutor
  • Date: Fri, 9 Apr 1999 14:59:49 -0400





> -----Original Message-----
> From: Jack Kilmon [mailto:jkilmon AT historian.net]
> Sent: Friday, April 09, 1999 11:27 AM
> To: Corpus-paul
> Subject: Re: Paul the Persecutor
>


> I cannot think of any precedent that could have given Paul the
> right and authority to apprehend anyone in Syria for the HP in
> Jerusalem. Aretas IV controlled Damascus and no neighbor
> hated Antipas and the Judeans more. This story has never
> made sense to me. Why Caiaphas would be interested in
> Nazarenes in Damascus is beyond me.
> It has also puzzled me why a "Hebrew of Hebrews" Pharisee
> would be working for the Sadducee HP.
>
> So many puzzlements!

Ok, so then ruling out the stuff in Acts, what was Paul referring to when he
said he "persecuted" Christians?

Liz

>
> Jack
>
>


Lisbeth S. Fried
Department of Hebrew and Judaic Studies
New York University
51 Washington Sq. S.
New York, NY 10012
lqf9256 AT is3.nyu.edu
lizfried AT umich.edu





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