- Paperback: 290 pages
- Publisher: Prometheus Books (20 Oct 2002)
- Language English
- ISBN-10: 1591020212
- ISBN-13: 978-1591020219
- Product Dimensions: 22.4 x 15.4 x 1.8 cm
- Amazon Bestsellers Rank: 1,185,350 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
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..". [Ludemann] gives a reasoned argument for his position... provides a contemporary, widely-held view..."
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New Testament scholar Gerd Ludemann continues his exploration of the life and teachings of Paul in this groundbreaking monograph, which synthesises the research of his four previous books on Christianity's leading apostle. As the subtitle of the present work makes clear, Ludemann comes to the conclusion that Paul should be considered not only Christianity's most influential proselytiser but in truth deserves the title of founder of the religion that ostensibly originated with Jesus of Nazareth. This brilliant exegesis, based on twenty-five years of research, by a leading New Testament scholar with an unwavering commitment to historical accuracy presents a message rarely heard from any pulpit but one that churches can no longer honestly ignore.
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One of the best., 10 Sep 2009
By John C. Rains "F86H Driver" - Published on Amazon.com
This review is from: Paul: The Founder of Christianity (Paperback)
This is my third book by Ludemann and he has yet to disappoint. He is a solid early Christian scholar and a readable one.
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So-so book, 19 Jan 2009
By shemayah phillips - Published on Amazon.com
This review is from: Paul: The Founder of Christianity (Paperback)
Gerd Luddeman sees Paul as responsible for what has become Christianity, far overshadowing Yeshua bar-Yosef if not completely burying his original teachings and goal. True enough. Paul certainly is responsible for the creation of the demon, Christianity, and its endless struggle to destroy God's People in order to inhabit its corpse.
There are many books over the years writing of Paul and his evil, including the first I read, The First Christian, by Davies, (ages ago after finding it as a little paperback ready to fall apart). It was helpful in my escape from the church. But there are other better exposes of Paul. And so my reading of this rather pedestrian work by Luddeman was disappointing.
If you have not read much criticism of Paul of Tarsus, then you might benefit from the book and not find it too earth-shattering. Try The Mythmaker: Paul and the Invention of Christianity, by the late Hyam Maccoby.
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