How Jesus Became Christian
How Jesus Became Christian (New York: St. Martin’s Press; Toronto,
The historical analymethodes how a human
Having claimed that Paul’s religion differs from that of Jesus and his first followers, Wilson argues that the covering up takes place within the
Wilson also notes that the Book of Acts represents an influential work of historical revisionism, noting that it is the one work of the Bible that we can compare to something else to judge accuracy. In this case, we can compare what Paul says about himself with what the unknown author of the Book of Acts says about him. The former represents the Paul of history, the latter the mythologized Paul. The discrepancies between the two are significant as the author of Acts tries to downplay the enmity that existed between Paul and James.
The book also traces the evolution of Christian appropriation of Jewish symbols and beliefs as well as the rise of Christian anti-semitism.
How Jesus Became Christian was shortlisted for the
References
- ^ "2008 Cundill Prize", McGill University, Montréal, Canada