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James Tabor’s recent blog addresses the question of the source of Paul’s
authority and his teachings. How did Paul receive his apostolic authority? Was
it something that was well-known in the Jewish culture or did it reveal links
to a pagan origin? Since Paul’s writings are used as proof for many of the
primary doctrines of modern Christianity, then the question of the validity of
Paul’s authority is very important. Read James Tabor’s discussion at – http://jamestabor.com/2012/05/23/paul-as-clairvoyant-2/
The witnesses, laying their coats at the feet of Saul, were the men that would cast the first stones at Stephen in Acts 7. Why did they all lay their coats at Saul’s feet? The Talmud contains a very interesting account of the act of stoning that may provide the answer. “When the trial was over, they take him [the condemned person] out to be stoned. The place of stoning was at a distance from the court, as it is said, ‘Take out the one who has cursed.’ [i] A man stands at the entrance of the court; in his hand is a signaling flag [Hebrew sudarin = sudar , ‘scarf, sweater’]. A horseman was stationed far away but within sight of him. If one [of the judges] says, ‘I have something [more] to say in his favor,’ he [the signaler] waves the sudarin , and the horseman runs and stops them [from stoning him]. Even if [the condemned person] himself says, ‘I have something to say in my favor,’ they bring him back, even four of five times, only provided that there is some substance to...
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