2007-07-28 16:40:26 · 11 answers · asked by NHBaritone 7 in Society & Culture ➔ Religion & Spirituality
Why was it not considered important to know the works of Jesus or share them with the new churches?
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2007-07-28 16:47:23 · update #1
Because he was making it up as he went along. I've been saying for a long time that they should start calling it Paul-ianity, because so much of what some christian faiths are based on is made up by Paul with a few quotes from jesus thrown in for good measure.
2007-07-28 16:49:48 · answer #1 · answered by daisy mcpoo 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Paul never met Jesus in the flesh, as we know.
The obvious answer is that Paul didn't KNOW much about Jesus' life or ministry. But he seemed to *think* he knew MORE about what Jesus' message was than the people who did.
2007-07-28 23:59:21 · answer #2 · answered by Raven's Voice 5 · 1⤊ 1⤋
He was writing letters to the Churches,which were mainly teaching, exhorting, and proclaiming the revelation of the Gospel which Jesus Christ had personally revealed to him.
His traveling companion Luke was doing the history lessons. They are the Gospel According to Luke and The Acts of the Apostles.
2007-07-28 23:53:07 · answer #3 · answered by wefmeister 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
He's too busy giving advice and telling others what to do. It's rather ironic, since what Jesus said is much more important than what Paul had to say.
2007-07-28 23:47:25 · answer #4 · answered by Soul Shaper 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Paul's ministry is about the "Risen Christ" unlike what was written on the four Gospels Mark, Matt., Luke and John. Christ was the one giving him instructions through revelation (Eph 3:3)
2007-07-29 02:28:33 · answer #5 · answered by Jay R 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The New Testament letters written by Paul were addressed to existing churches about specific problems and questions they had. He was not writing to them in order to introduce them to Christianity or relate to them Christ's ministry, because presumably, they had already heard and believed it, so they didn't need it explained to them again. Paul does reference the underlying message of Jesus's ministry multiple times throughout his letters as needed to illustrate points he is trying to make as he is responding to the chuches' needs.
2007-07-28 23:48:55 · answer #6 · answered by faithcmbs9 3 · 2⤊ 1⤋
Paul wrote his epistles to Christian churches, to guide them through various issues they were experiencing. It wasn't so much his aim to introduce people to Christ, as it was to strengthen and support those who already chosen to follow Christ. Historical facts about Jesus were (and are) much less important than His message.
2007-07-29 00:05:16 · answer #7 · answered by words for the birds 5 · 2⤊ 0⤋
Because Paul never even met a physical Jesus but rather, hallucinated. In fact, most of his writings show he was crazy.
2007-07-28 23:44:13 · answer #8 · answered by Meow 5 · 1⤊ 2⤋
It's probably because Paul was converted to Christianity after Jesus died. So my guess is, that he was too busy persecuting Christians to actually "see" and understand the message they were trying to spread.
2007-07-28 23:45:02 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 2⤋
The writer of this book was not Paul. The writer was a plagerist 100 or more years after the death of Christ. THe writer of course never new the subject he was writing of.
2007-07-28 23:44:58 · answer #10 · answered by bryanccfshr 3 · 0⤊ 2⤋