Is it true that the main author of the NT (Paul) did not know some of the basics about Jesus?

Question

He wrote most of the NT. For about 40 years after the death of Jesus, he was the only one who wrote about him...

But apparently he never wrote about the virgin birth, the killing of male babbies around that time, about Jesus as a child, about him becoming Babtized, or entering the city on an donkey, never wrote about Jesus' ministry or him being crusified.

Why is this?

Let me know any details I have wrong.

Answer 1

Well, your spelling could use some help.

Paul knew of Luke's gospel, and cited is as Scripture, so Paul clearly knew the stories of Jesus.
Paul wrote "The laborer is worthy of his wages," 1 Tim. 5:18; quoting from Luke 10:7, which is not found anywhere else in the Scriptures.

Paul does not need to write about every category oftheology for his teaching to be correct. The Bible is not a systematic theology text, any more than it is a math or geography text; but the things Paul teaches, he teaches correctly, and under the leadership of the Holy Spirit: (2 Peter 1:21) for no prophecy was ever made by an act of human will, but men moved by the Holy Spirit spoke from God.

Answer 2

The reason Paul did not write about that is that he was not an apostle before the cross. If you read in the book of Acts, it talks about when he met Jesus on the road to Damascus. (this was after Jesus died was ressurrected and ascended to heaven) ...He could not write on what he did not witness. His books are primarily letters to the churches correcting error, speaking of application of christian principles in our lives, encouragement to others and recomendations of people to church. He traveled all over and that area and was the main apostle to witness to the gentiles as opposed to the 12 who were to go to the "lost sheep in Jerusalem". Paul knew he didn't walk with Jesus during His first advent and said of himself that he was "born out of due time" meaning he became an apostle not at the same time as the other 12. But he did meet Jesus and Jesus revealed truth to him. After this revelation he spent 13 years studying...I imagine rooting out legalism and really studying scripture. IF you read the epistles you can tell they were letters in response to something. Who knows if he knew these letters would be included in the Bible. The reason Pauls epistles are in the bible is he really explains law and grace and the new and old covenant. He was a Roman and a Jew. He was an apostle who used to kill christians. It all changed on that road to Damascus. Paul lived a remarkable life and had supernatural protection from the Lord. The other apostles accepted him and he was a wonderful man of God.

Answer 3

i think this is because Paul did not become a Christian until after Christ's death! if you remember He was a murderer of Christians, he was in fact a pharisee. after he (Paul) was saved on the road to Damascus (i think), he was to preach the word to the gentile people as well as to the Jews. most of the letters that Paul wrote were to churches that he helped to establish so there was no need to write about the things that you mentioned.

Answer 4

Paul never met Jesus. And apparently he never met the other apostles either from whom he could've received more info. I'm not clear if he ever met Peter in Rome or elsewhere but I doubt it. Paul's writings were more on the practical practices of day to day Christian living, and building on what Peter had started, namely the first Christian church.