Who really
founded Christianity? Was it Jesus, as most Christians believe? Or did
St. Paul invent an elaborate mythology—a shameless, self-serving ruse,
some would say—that has distorted or destroyed the authentic teachings
of Jesus?
proponents of this basic perspective. For example, a Web site titled
"Just Give Me the Truth" (www.justgivemethetruth.com)
has a page declaring—screaming, really—that "Paul was Satan in the
flesh," "Paul was never recognized as an apostle by the disciples or
Jesus," and "Paul worked to destroy and undo everything Jesus and his
disciples did and were doing."
