Reading Paul as he saw himself, as a Jewish apostle and not a Jewish apostate, changes how almost all his words are understood. A vivid example can be seen in Galatians 1:13.

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In my latest book my daughter Christen Limbaugh Bloom and I examine the prison epistles written by the Apostle Paul. We hope it will lead readers to engage more deeply with the Bible.

Paul and Jesus: How the Apostle Transformed Christianity James D. Tabor. Simon & Schuster, $26 (320p) ISBN 978-1-4391-2331-7 ...