Paul Behaving Badly: Was the Apostle a Racist, Chauvinist Jerk? (Biblia.com)

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The apostle Paul was kind of a jerk. He was arrogant and stubborn. He called his opponents derogatory, racist names. He legitimized slavery and silenced women. He was a moralistic, homophobic killjoy who imposed his narrow religious views on others. Or was he? Randolph Richards and Brandon O’Brien explore the complicated persona and teachings of the apostle Paul. Unpacking his personal history...

to store treasure where the moth destroys (Mt 6:20); instead, your treasure will be in heaven if you sell all your possessions and follow Christ (Mt 19:21). So, Origen concludes, the spiritual meaning of the Israelites’ journey from Rameses to Sukkoth is that we should leave all we have behind and follow Christ. This is an interpretation most of us would reject today. But Origen claimed his method was an effort to stay true to Paul’s approach to the Bible. What then are we to do who received such

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