Do Preachers and Priests Ever Get Tired of Paul

The New Testament writer referred to as "Paul" continues to be a job creator. A small army of people have made their living writing and preaching about what Paul said or did not say since the first Bibles. First, it was scribes recopying the Bible. Later people paid for printed Bibles. Then people gave money or bought books and article from colleges, seminaries, churches and non profits which, in turn, employed people. After 2,000 years we can conclude we know nothing more than was known at the beginning of Christianity. 

The link author says he does not want to be another pundit who says, "For once and for all, I have figured out precisely what Paul and therefore God meant in the Bible." He notes correctly there is a new such person showing up in books and press releases often. He claims the Bible tells us what Paul wrote.

Paul narratives fall into four categories he says. One is he was converted to Jesus and left Jewish law behind. Another is that Paul was not hung up on OT laws but believed Jesus was the messiah the Jews had been waiting for.  A third is that Paul's entry into the faith upset the status quo so much it is called ampholytic. A fourth is that Paul continued to be a Jew and the faith was not yet Christianity. 

All of these are hair splitting and it is hard to understand why any of it matters. But, people spend their lives writing and discussing this as if it mattered. One has to wonder if the "Paul industry" of writers and preachers will ever run out of customers? Could it ever happen there are just no more people who want to hear sermons about or read books and articles rehashing Paul? Certainly, the world would not be harmed by this but perhaps made better if those currently in the industry had to do something more important.

That said, I understand there are hair splitting writers making a living in the Islam faith as well in Hinduism. It will be a while before the public around the world decides is has had enough religion.