Metalogos The Gospels of Thomas & Philip & Truth

did not give the slightest hint that he intended to
save the entire faithful section of humanity by his
death?... Although there are several most
delightful passages in the texts of Paul,
Christianity has his narrow-minded fanaticism to
thank for numerous detrimental developments,
which are diametrically opposed to the spirit of
Jesus: the intolerance towards those of different
views, the marked hostility to the body and the
consequently low view of woman, and especially
the fatally flawed attitude towards Nature.... He
turns Jesus' teaching of Salvation upside down,
and opposes his reforming ideas; instead of the
original joyous tidings, the Pauline message of
threats was developed.
Dennis J. Trisker & Vera V. Martínez T., They
Also Believe (1992): While many persons believe
that Christianity was founded by Jesus Christ, ... it
is due to Paul that there exists the organization
called Christian.... In the New Testament, we can
see how Paul ... was in disagreement with the
church in Jerusalem and even held in suspicion by
them.... He did not emphasize the Jewish aspect
of the teaching, and this brought about the first
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