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Paul is quoted more often by Christian conservatives than Jesus. Unfortunately, most of their quotes come from letters Paul never wrote and would have opposed if he had still been alive when they were written. John Dominic Crossan and his long-time colleague and friend, Marcus Borg have brought faith and clarity together in this remarkable exposition of the genuine letters of Paul the Apostle of the risen Christ. These letters are the earliest documents we have by a follower of Jesus. They were written to infant churches that were not yet called Christian, and were composed of Jewish followers of Jesus, Greeks (gentiles) who were believers in Judaism, Greeks (gentiles) who were seekers confused about who and what to believe in and follow, and Jews who did not believe that Jesus was Messiah. Into this welter of confusion enters Paul whose transformative experience of the crucified and living Jesus Messiah, led him to proclaim a radical new way of life and living in loving community where, in Christ, all were on a footing of radical equality.Get more detail about The First Paul: Reclaiming the Radical Visionary Behind the Church's Conservative Icon.