Saint Paul, a Jew, lays the basis for the new religion of Christianity. His emphasis on the power of faith galvanizes followers in the Greek and Roman world. (45 min.)
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Saint Paul, a Jew, lays the basis for the new religion of Christianity and rejects the old laws of Judaism. His emphasis on the power of faith galvanizes followers in the Greek and Roman world.
From Dr. David Neiman’s notes:
St Paul: Living is suffering.
“For we know that all of creation groans
and suffers pain and is joined together in agony until now.”
Buddha: From the Sermon at Benares. The first of the Four Noble Truths:
“This is the first fundamental truth of life: Existence is suffering.”
