RLG100Y1 : Islam and Christianty notes
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Identification: 1) paul was a devoted jew belonging to the pharisees sect. 2) he was an early persecutor of the jesus movement, but on his way to damascus he had a vision of. Jesus and he became a supporter of the jesus movement. 3) jesus may have been the founder of christianity, but paul is known as the architect. Example, the jewish communities that he travelled to were not very receptive of his message about jesus, so he would go and preach to the gentiles. 2) he was able to make jesus appealing to gentiles. He did this by determining to which extent it is necessary to retain certain observances and practices. For example, christians did not need to be circumcised or observe purity laws. 3) he was also able to attract a lot of gentiles, most of which were greek speaking and of greek background.
