Paul: A Would Be Apostle

Christian anti-Judaism and anti-Semitism can be laid squarely at the feet of Paul the apostle. He was a hellenistic Jew and a mystic who never saw Jesus of Nazareth but, based on a life changing experience, a vision, he took it upon himself to reshape a tradition for which he had minimal sources and no direct experience.
Roman retaliation was swift and brutal. After the failed revolt led by Judas the Galilean, Saul and his family were relocated from Gishala to Tarsus. There he was educated ...