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[–] [email protected] 18 points 1 day ago* (last edited 1 day ago) (2 children)

Paul's is the funniest because he only got one letter changed from "Saul," even though he had used to be the biggest menace. He was a Christian hunter. Not like a professional one, more like McCarthyism but against Christians.

Saul was a perfect example of sin, and Jesus said, "Let's switch that 'S with a P, and he's all good. '"

(Please don't hurt me, I'm joking)

Edit: Wait, my bad. Jesus changed his Roman name, "Paul" to "Saul," (which was Paul's, Jewish name), and after Jesus died, when Paul moved to Rome, he went by "Paul" again. That's also right before he was imprisoned and executed and where he'd write parts of the N.T.

I had to double-check everything, lol. That felt like the mendala effect. It turned out he also spent some time in the Bahamas dreaming about some guy named Yosef.

[–] [email protected] 4 points 1 day ago* (last edited 1 day ago) (1 children)

Saul (Sha'ul) is a Jewish/Hebrew name. Paulos is a Greek name. Even until now, bilingual people who are of a minority culture (compared to where they're living) often have two names, one in their their native (family) language and one in the local majority language, one official, the other unofficial.

This was not limited to Paul, even in that immediate timeline. Levi (Jewish name) was also called Levi (Greek name). There's no reason to believe Paul "changed" his name sheet his conversion. He continued to go by Saul after he became a Christian. He went by his Jewish name among Jewish people, then his Greek name when he travelled across Rome and interacted with Greek-speakers.

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[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 day ago (2 children)

A Christian hunter? Before Christianity existed? What?

[–] [email protected] 5 points 1 day ago (1 children)

I think you're getting your timeline mixed up. Paul converted to Christianity some time after Jesus died and quickly became a leader in the early church due to his prolific letter writing, with letters on all aspects of Christian life. Many of these letters (and a few that modern scholars believe are from people pretending to be Paul) ended up getting included into the New Testament as scripture because they were so popular and influential on early Christianity. However, these did not invent Christianity. All of these letters are to Christian communities that already existed in Paul's own time, and a few of them mention how he used to persecute Christians because he was a hardcore Jew and thought they were corrupting Judaism.

[+] [email protected] -9 points 1 day ago* (last edited 1 day ago) (1 children)

All of the apostles saw Jesus. That's what makes them apostles. I think your timeline is off. Paul was there after the crucifixion and witnessed the ascension. He was also a disciple, which means he followed Jesus when he was alive. (Judas is the only disciple who's not an apostle)

"Jesus called him "Saul, Saul"[38] in "the Hebrew tongue" in the Acts of the Apostles, when he had the vision which led to his conversion on the road to Damascus.[39]"

They met on a road.

After Jesus died, he traveled to Rome to spread the word, where he was beheaded. I believe that's also where Peter died by inverted crucifixion.

At least that's the biblical canon.

[–] [email protected] 9 points 1 day ago* (last edited 1 day ago) (2 children)

This is a level of stupidity and confident wrongness that I haven't seen in some time. I would say this is a ChatGPT disaster but even ChatGPT isn't this stupid. The incident on the road to Damascus was a description of a vision after Jesus's death. Neither Acts, nor any of the gospels mention Paul in the ascension story, and none of Paul's letters mention him knowing Jesus during his earthly life, witnessing the crucifixion, or the ascension.

Read Acts and tell me where Paul is before Chapter 8.

https://www.bible.com/bible/2016/ACT.1.NRSV

What about a search in the Bible for "Saul?" Hmmm nothing in Acts or the Gospels before Acts 8? Fascinating.

https://www.biblegateway.com/quicksearch/?qs_version=NRSVUE&quicksearch=saul&startnumber=1&resultspp=250

What about a search for "Paul?"

https://www.biblegateway.com/quicksearch/?quicksearch=paul&resultspp=250&version=NRSVUE

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 day ago (3 children)

I mean, ultimately you're both basically arguing over Star Wars about whether Han shot first or second. Its several non-fictional people tied together with a fictional story to push an agenda of control.

[–] [email protected] 7 points 1 day ago

No, it's more like arguing whether Han Solo was in the prequels or not. Easily verifiable to anyone who isn't mentally challenged

[–] [email protected] 4 points 1 day ago (2 children)

You do realize the historicity of Paul is pretty robust and the common consensus amongst historians is Jesus was also a real person. Him being a real person doesn't mean he was a Messiah or had magical powers. But just deciding that anyone who was involved with the foundation of a religion didn't exist means you are founding your views on feelings instead of actual information.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 1 day ago

As I said, non-fictional people tied together with a fictional story.

Deciding that I said one thing, when simply looking up and seeing I didn't say it means you are founding your reply on feelings instead of actual information.

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[–] [email protected] 0 points 1 day ago (1 children)

I know, it's like they don't know the lore?

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 day ago

I my experience, Christians don't know their own Bible and rarely, if ever, crack it open without someone telling them to, usually during a service.

[–] [email protected] -3 points 1 day ago* (last edited 1 day ago)

Nah, for real. He was also king of the jews. He was also called Al.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 1 day ago* (last edited 1 day ago)

I always thought the timeline was really confusing. That was the narrative we were taught in church. He persecuted early followers.

"According to the Acts, Paul lived as a Pharisee and participated in the persecution of early disciples of Jesus, possibly Hellenised diaspora Jews converted to Christianity,[12] in the area of Jerusalem, before his conversion.[note 1]"

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Paul_the_Apostle

[–] [email protected] 13 points 1 day ago

Also every Hollywood agent with Jewish clients from 1900 until present day.

[–] [email protected] 6 points 1 day ago* (last edited 1 day ago)

Optimus Prime vibes

[–] [email protected] 7 points 1 day ago (5 children)

you tend to do that when you and your buddies are up to street crime

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[+] [email protected] -18 points 21 hours ago (4 children)

Jesus has so many things in common with Trump. It's crazy.

Two thousand years from now, people will be reading the gospel of Little Marco Rubio, Lyin Ted Cruz, and RINO Lindsey Graham. Maybe they'll just be known as "Little", "Lyin", and "Rino". And everything Trump has done will be said to be a miracle.

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[–] [email protected] 4 points 1 day ago

Yubaba vibes

[–] [email protected] 5 points 1 day ago (1 children)

I'm imagining a Reservoir Dogs scene playing out about the names.

[–] [email protected] 5 points 1 day ago

Someone on another mission trip is Acolyte Paul! I assign the names, otherwise we'd have a bunch of Jews dead from an argument over who gets to be Acolyte John. So, you are Acolyte Pink!

[–] [email protected] 4 points 1 day ago

It worked on Muhammad Ali too

[–] [email protected] 3 points 1 day ago

Even in the Bible they people with deadnames.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 day ago

Like Ging did to Wdwune in HxH

[–] [email protected] 0 points 1 day ago (1 children)

Ron Swanson vibes

[–] [email protected] 6 points 1 day ago* (last edited 1 day ago) (2 children)

I guess the people who downvoted you didn't feel these situations were comparable

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