The other thread has a life of its own. I see no danger as a result of my skepticism of Paul. For the sake of clarity, for those who've not been here long, I do respect him, and I very much like some of his teachings. I do not consider him to be a prophet. I see no danger because of the uniformity of scripture. I do not draw a hard line between the Tanakh(OT) and the New Testament. It is the same Word of G-d, repeated as ALL the prophets repeated the same message from Torah, calling sinners and backsliders to repentence. Therefore, in my worldview, one of two things is true- Either Paul IS speaking the same Word of G-d, in which case I'll get the same messages with or without him. OR He is teaching a different doctrine than Torah, the prophets and Messiah taught, in which case he is a false prophet. Here's your chance to show me what crucial doctrines I couldn't find anywhere else, and explain why it is that these doctrines weren't given before, if they are so crucial.