(pp. 155–156) to argue that Paul showed little interest in the historical Jesus (Christ after the flesh), but focused rather upon the Christ of faith. However, such a view can claim no support from this verse, because Paul is talking about a way of knowing (‘according to the flesh’), not about a particular phase of Christ’s existence (Christ after the flesh = the historical Jesus). Paul is saying that previously he had an inadequate knowledge of Christ—one based on a worldly point of view—but now