the Apostle Paul (to whom much of The New Testament is attributed)... never even met Jesus. he was not one of "the twelve." some of his his-stories are attributed to Jesus' brother, James.
i'm no expert on this, but i always thought that Paul knew Jesus. i bet that most of my Christian friends think the same.
why didn't our catholic elders teach us about how the bible(s) actually came to be?
- the word-of-mouth his-stories
- the translations
- the editing
- the composition
- the politics involved
- the power-plays
- the justification of persecution
- the contradictive inconsistencies
- the variety of different bibles that exist
- the non-divine nature of many stories
why didn't they tell us what 'version' means (in kjv)?
...upon further review, Paul was blinded by a flash of light and heard the voice of Jesus, but it is estimated that this "meeting" was 3-7 years after the crucifixion.
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