to various words or commands of the Lord (cf. 1 Thess 4:2, 15; 1 Cor 9:14; 10; 11:23; 12). In short, we can say that Paul was aware of various teachings of the Lord even if we are uncertain about the extent of that awareness. While the giants of NT scholarship erected a wall separating Paul from Jesus, it may be observed that equally capable but for the most part less famous historians have demolished it. Because of their labors we are confident that Saul of Jerusalem was a contemporary