
Did Paul Care What Jesus Said?
If so, why are there no sayings of Jesus in the letters of Paul?
Lecture with Bill Wilder
Thursday, September 25 | 6 PM | Study Center | Roots dinner provided
Join Bill Wilder for a brief exploration of the extent to which the gospel of Paul depended on the words of Jesus.
For almost two hundred years, some scholars have claimed that Paul knew and cared very little about what Jesus said during his lifetime. They point to Paul's denial that he had received his gospel from others, including the disciples of Jesus; and the almost complete lack of Jesus's sayings in the letters of Paul. Is it true that Paul was in effect a second founder of Christianity? Or is there another way to look at the evidence?