I reject your documentation as a source.

Submitted by Seamus Dafydd Dives MacNemi (United States), Oct 21, 2009 at 22:49

Since it does not come from legitimate Rabbinal source it is questionable in my mind. Why should I accept the words of a Roman? It does not regard the people of any importance. As far as Pauls claim that he was taught by Gamaliel, that is nonsense. Shauul/Paul was a captain of the Temple guard. It is highly unlikely that he ever would have any contact with the Rabban Gamaliel. You do not know of the murderous enmity that then existed between the Pharisees and the Sadducees and so it is very unlikely that Shauul/Paul was a Pharisee. As a Temple guard he could not have been a Pharisee.

As far as my "OPINIONS" are concerned, they are the record of my ancestors and their dealings with the Roman church. With regard to Shauul/Paul, My ancestors thought him zealous only for self promotion and he demonstrated as much in his rather insulting and presumptious letter to the Gallations, My ancestors. You are not the only ones who kept records.

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