Paul the Jewish Theologian: A Pharisee among Christians, Jews, and Gentiles (Biblia.com)

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Paul the Jewish Theologian reveals Saul of Tarsus as a man who, though rejected in the synagogue, never truly left Judaism. Author Brad Young disagrees with long-held notions that Hellenism was the context which most influenced Paul’s communication of the Gospel. This skewed notion has led to widely divergent interpretations of Paul’s writings. A correct interpretation of Paul can only be...

David Flusser and Shmuel Safrai have commented upon the teaching of Rabbi Simeon ben Pazzi with regard to Jesus’ teaching about serving one of two masters—money or God. One point of their discussion is pertinent for our purpose. They observe, “According to Rabbi Shimeon ben Pazzi, man, while he is alive, is the slave of his inclination, but after his death, his only master is God.”9 This perspective also has a direct bearing upon Paul and his analogy of marriage. Did Paul desire to abolish the law

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