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twodaveyesterday at 11:52 PM2 repliesview on HN

He certainly has his critics, but in my view it’s absurd to place him next to the Crusades, Inquisition, et al…


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krapptoday at 12:32 AM

Consider that Paul's misogynist (albeit commonplace for the time) views on women have probably been responsible for the abuse, rape and killing of more women than men were killed in the Crusades, and his views on slavery were used to justify the practice for centuries, including in its most brutal manifestation in the US.

The Crusades and Inquisition, bad as they were, were also limited in space and time. Paul's words have arguably done damage across the entirety of Christendom to this day.

croestoday at 12:15 AM

Paul changed the focus of Jesus‘ message of love to Jesus‘ death and resurrection.

https://ehrmanblog.org/the-messages-of-jesus-and-paul-basica...