If Jesus was perfect, why did he need an interpreter?
2007-01-08 10:51:17 · 13 answers · asked by Anonymous in Society & Culture ➔ Religion & Spirituality
Jesus told his disciples to learn everything He said and to teach the Good News. As you can appreciate, there wasn't a high volume of writing instruments available to the general public. Jesus' disciples did not have luxury and only the clothes on their back.
They learned his lessons by Jesus' action and the memorizing of stories. Very similar to the North American Indians passing on their stories. After the resurrection, they continued to spread the Good News. They did this by writing letters to the churches. As the Bible was consolidated (bible means little books) these letters were included. All the information in the Bible was inspired by God.
2007-01-08 10:57:12 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 1⤋
Jesus only preached for 3 1/2 years. That is not a lot of time. Saul of Tarsus, later to be called Paul, was a highly educated man in religion. As Saul, he knew beyond any that these ex-Jews who were going house to house teaching people that the beliefs, rituals, and observances (holidays) dating back hundreds of years was no longer valid, had to be a cult. He was the type that it took the appearance of Christ to change his mind. Thereafter, he used his education on behalf of Christianity. He was well suited to take what Christ had taught and expand on it.
2007-01-08 11:03:26 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Paul and the others were not interpreters.
Jesus was only here for 3 1/2 years. He taught the apostles and disciples to preach and to spread the Good News of God's Kingdom to others.
He stayed in Judea and preached to God's chosen nation at that time because of a promise, a covenant between Jehovah and Abraham.
Paul and the others had to explain things to non-Jews so that they were well informed and could make their choice to serve Jehovah on his terms or to refuse and live their lives as if they never heard the Good News before.
2007-01-08 10:58:13 · answer #3 · answered by Here I Am 7 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Not at all.
Jesus was, indeed, perfect as you say.
If you look at Paul's writings they were all letters to congregations he had started. Some of these he wrote while in prison. Their purpose was not to clarify Jesus teachings but to remind the members of the congregation of those teachings and help them apply those teachings in their lives. Each letter also had a purpose. A congregation might have needed encouragement or a reprimand. They were collected for our edification because people don't change much... society might but people don't. So the spiritual needs of God's people don't either.
2007-01-08 10:56:09 · answer #4 · answered by Q&A Queen 7 · 1⤊ 1⤋
Paul before he became a believer and follower of Christ, he tried to kill all of the ones that followed Him, and thought he was doing the work of God. Jesus did not need an interpreter, but He chose Paul to be the first missionary to share the gospel. God met Paul on the rode to Demascus. Paul admitted to the world through His epistles, that he was the worst of sinners and Christ saved Him.
2007-01-08 10:57:08 · answer #5 · answered by AdoreHim 7 · 1⤊ 1⤋
Pauls writings were just that, pauls writings. He wrote what he believed Christ taught. Christ never wrote any books or letters but the gospels have some of His spoken words in them. many people re-quote Jesus and teach of Him but that does not mean that he needed them to do so. He commanded his disciples to go into all the world and preach the gospel.
2007-01-08 10:53:12 · answer #6 · answered by pontiuspilatewsm 5 · 0⤊ 1⤋
He was perfect and he didn't need an interpreter. Paul was just an awesome apostle, and talked of other things. Still, its all up to you.
2007-01-08 10:54:01 · answer #7 · answered by oceansnsunsets 4 · 1⤊ 1⤋
Hardly. Paul had his own thing going.
There's a VERY enlightening (and scholarly) book I recommend you read - "The Mythmaker - Paul and the Invention of Christianity" by Hyam Maccoby:
http://www.amazon.com/Mythmaker-Paul-Invention-Christianity/dp/0062505858
2007-01-08 11:27:52 · answer #8 · answered by Praise Singer 6 · 2⤊ 0⤋
Paul was a fraud. His teachings have little to to with the teachings of Christ. He had to come up with all that BS to make conversions easy.
His recommendation not to get married because Jesus was about to come back should have been a hint that the guy didn't have a clue.
2007-01-08 10:55:17 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 4⤊ 2⤋
Jesus left to heaven, and choose his followers to spread his message. His apostles and friends of his apostles wrote his message down once christianity was spreading to greater distances and the apostles were aging. Yet, Jesus will return at the end of the age.
2007-01-08 10:53:32 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 2⤋