Jesus or Paul?

These writings of Paul have fundamentally altered the theological foundations of Christianity because they largely conflict with the direct teachings of Jesus. This becomes obvious when we consider that despite the remarkable breadth of Paul’s writings, they are mostly absent from most of Jesus’ teachings and life events, as detailed in the four Gospels. Notably missing from Paul’s epistles are the following critical elements, including:

• Jesus’s birth
• Most all of Jesus’ parables
• The temptation of Jesus by Satan
• Jesus’ baptism by John.
• Any mention of John the Baptist
• Any of Jesus’s miracles performed during his life
• Any mention of the Last Supper
• The prophecy of the destruction of the Temple
• Any mention of the specific events leading up to Jesus’ trial and crucifixion
• Any mention of the details of Jesus’ burial process or that his tomb was found empty

This is particularly troubling when considering that Paul claims that his gospel is the true Gospel of Christ. This shows that, according to Paul, all the teachings and events of Jesus’ life have no significance to what Paul believed Jesus’s true mission was. Instead of the teachings of Jesus, Paul’s theology is based on the following items, which are absent from the four Gospels.