James D. Tabor

James D. Tabor is Chair of Religious Studies at UNC Charlotte. He is author of the recent book Paul and Jesus: How The Apostle Transformed Christianity (Simon & Schuster). His popular blog on early Christianity is at jamestabor.com.

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The Conversion

Should We Celebrate Paul, Not Jesus?

Christians all over the world celebrate the birth of Jesus while neglecting the Apostle Paul’s role as the founder of the religion everyone practices today. Scholar James D. Tabor, the author of <a target="_blank" href="http://www.amazon.com/Paul-Jesus-Apostle-Transformed-Christianity/dp/1439123314/">Paul and Jesus: How the Apostle Transformed Christianity</a>, on the more radical Christ.

James D. Tabor