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Many people today have a negative view of Paul. He is accused of not being a faithful follower of Jesus because of his failure to refer much to Christ’s early life and teaching in his letters. He is seen as a freelance who did his own thing with the Christian faith, changing Jesus’ good ideas and introducing bad ones, especially about women and sex. He is also often thought to be arrogant and...

as Jesus, should have had any contact with him. I am reminded of how often royalty and religious leaders visit Oxford, where I live (with its population of about 120,000), and I hardly ever get to see them, even if I know they are around! Even if Saul knew that Jesus was in town, he might have deliberately chosen to keep away from this young teacher of whom the Pharisees so strongly disapproved! The first recorded contact between Saul and the Christian movement was when Stephen was stoned. Acts says
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