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Interpreting Paul's Analysis
The Bible has always been a huge part of my life so it seemed appropriate to pick an article about the Bible. I chose Paul, Letters, c. 50 C.E. because I’ve always had a hard time understanding Paul and wanted to learn more about him and what he wrote about. However, when I looked a little deeper I found his assumptions, interests, and ideals were clearly seen. Paul, originally Saul, made many assumptions in his early life. He assumed that since he was educated what he believed must be true. He also assumed that the Jewish leaders were true followers of God and were to be followed and obeyed. This lead to him persecuting Christians and any other followers of Jesus. This I feel was his biggest assumption. He assumed that Jesus was a fake and

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