What are the evidences for or against this?
Thanks to all fellow Christians for your answers. I have chosen the answer which seems to me the most detailed, pointing to the evidence contrary to the claims of unbelievers.
Anonymous
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No. Paul (Saul of Tarsus) was an enemy, working for the Sanhedrin, set out to kill the Christians, but had an experience with Jesus personally on the road to Damascus. He spent a lot of times with the apostles of Jesus, and even they believed him and accepted him. He ended up suffering a lot for the cause of Jesus, and was eventually beheaded by Rome for the testimony of Jesus. He did not work for Rome, but was a Jew, that had Roman citizenship, as he had a house in Rome. The apostles did not preach contrary to Paul. Read the book of John...etc... they are in agreement. Paul did not invent Christians, as the Christians (followers of Jesus) existed, even before he began his persecutions of them.
Doug Catholic
Saint Paul, with some initial conflict, was duly accepted by the leaders of the Church that Jesus personally founded.
David K
The evidence is there in the New Testament. Read it for what it says and it becomes clear.
Invisible spiritman
There is no evidence in the word of God/ the Holy Bible that support that notion, in fact quite to the contrary. Abram was the first to practice faith in God, thousands of years before Saul was even born. And Jesus preached and taught faith when Saul was still persecuting the Jesus and His followers. However, Saul was used mightily to spread the Gospel of Jesus Christ once his eyes were opened and he converted to Christianity and became Paul the apostle.
Anonymous
Paul did invent christianity. Just look at the teachings of Jesus. Jesus was a JEW and taught nothing but JUDAISM. he never even hinted at starting a new religion.
Paul is the only one who taught the new religion bassd on Jesus in the Bible.
I don't know if he was a Roman agent or not.