How Paul Created His 'Gospel'

In this video I reverse the normal argument that Paul inherited the fundamentals of his "Christ Message," from the Jerusalem Church, and then adapted and refined it for his mostly Gentile followers.

Mentioned in the Video:

On-line Courses:
"Jesus & Dead Sea Scrolls”

Creating Jesus: Gospel of Mark

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Retired Prof. of Religious Studies/Christian Origins
The University of North Carolina at Charlotte

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[CasperLCat]

Evangelicals (I was one) have no good answer, for why 90% of Jesus’s teaching was about how to LIVE, while 90% of Paul’s teaching was about BELIEVING in Jesus’s death and resurrection, and NOT about that 90% that Jesus taught His disciples.

[DoloresLehmann]

What if Paul just realized that he couldn't destroy the Jesus movement from the outside, so he set out to destroy it from the inside?

[brandonmass]

You're great, thanks for starting your channel and putting out so much content lately. I had the pleasure to meet you in 2008 in Israel when I was a student of Dr. Arav excavating at Bethsaida. I have never ceased studying this sort of material. You are a model to me of how to be a clear and patient thinker, and the fact that I can play these videos and hear your calm voice and well-considered presentations of things adds something very valuable to my life, so, just saying THANK YOU for the work that you do and making these videos for everyone.

[neanderthalsnavel]

Please do a lecture on the beliefs of the Jerusalem branch. In going to go read James now.

[clarencehammer]

I have thought for a long time that most of what we all Christianity should really be called Paulianity.

[pfylis]

I watched both videos twice. It is so interesting. Thank you, Dr. Tabor.

[sheri]

I can listen all day to James talking about Paul.

[maryjones]

Thank you so much for studying so hard and passing it along to me (us). Peace

[JoeP-ff]

It took awhile, but at one point I'm my spiritual grouth I understood that I didn't want to see my GOD THROUGH ANYONE'S EYES BUT MINE .

[neclark]

...playing 'The Gadfly', Why should we accept that Paul (nee; Saul of Tarsus) would have been able to Recognize the Jesus whom Paul NEVER Met in Life -- and whose life was Ended several (4- to 7) YEARS Prior to the "Pharisee of Pharisees" vaunted "Road to Damascus" experience ?

It's not like he'd have had access to- (or kept) a "WANTED -- DEAD or ALIVE" poster for the capture of Jesus bar Joseph -- with a reliable 'head-shot' of the 'Outlaw'...or got to listen to recordings of his Sermons to familiarize himself with the itinerant preacher's voice- or speech mannerisms.

Indeed, of all the 'Church Founders, I would regard Paul's "Vision/Hallucination" claims to be the LEAST-Reliable -- for he would have No'Eye'-/'Ear-Witness Basis for 'validating' the Bonafides of the entity he'd perportedly met aloft...

I mean, Jesus H. Christ...it coulda been SATAN in Shape-Shifter mode -- or the Spirit of one of the other ancient "Dud Meshichim"(*) sufferers of "Jerusalem Syndrome"..!

(*) I hope I got the tense- & form correct.

[Isaiah-qkgp]

Paul never met Jesus unless you want to believe the story on the road to Damascus

[jericosha]

I'm very interested in your Paul course. Can't wait! Thanks for doing this.

[jonasespinoza]

Excelente, magnífico.!!!
Very good exposition, thank you for sharing with us.
I graduated from Rio Grande Bible Seminary 1982, then study in another school in Mexico City and also concentration in Bible at Taylor University but they never taught me what I've been learning through James Tabor and other historians and philologist in the last 4 years.

[slaverogan]

"died for our sins" should say died because he was drawing crowds and exposure to himself for his interpretation of the Torah and the prophets.

[marym]

My stepson also hears Jesus. He just got out of the psych ward after 2 weeks.

[iberius]

It is indeed a page turner, sir. I have been re-reading the introduction and the first chapter!

[jonasespinoza]

I have to watch it two times and the second time I was talking notes, it's so good.!!!

[AZ-svyg]

What a beautiful talk!! Very clear and scholarly! I can’t wait to read the book!

[RichardAugsten]

I have gone through your Mark course and your Dead Sea Scrolls course and I am very much looking forward on your Paul course. Thanks so much

[jdaze]

This is an excellent series. Thanks for posting.