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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Certainly Paul was be-bopping all over Ancient Rome writing letters and starting churches within 50 years of his death. And his writings and behavior are much too organized to believe he was schizophrenic. So, where did this theology come from? Was there some group of crazy people who made it all up, including a central figure who never existed? [/quote] The teachings in the New Testament show influences from the Essenes (a Jewish sect), Greek and Roman philosophy (familiar from the occupying Roman state), and possibly Buddhism (which was known in Egypt and Greece as early as 250 BCE). The teachings don't spring from nowhere. Jesus didn't make it all up on his own. He was clearly educated in a variety of important traditions. [/quote]
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