Today, many authors are trying to prove that the founder of Christianity was in fact not Jesus of Nazareth, but Paul of Tarsus. But what does this idea look like in light of recent work by leading biblical scholars? Do we have any reason to say that Jesus was not a Christian? One of the most authoritative researchers of the life and texts of St. Paul shows how Paul really influenced the development of Christianity. This book is for those who would like to test the authenticity of their ideas about the origins of Christianity, the person of Christ, and what His teachings can mean today. In this book, H. T. Wright, Bishop of Durham, a leading biblical scholar and expert on the epistles of the Apostle Paul, examines in detail the contribution of the apostle to the formation of early Christianity and comes to the conclusion that numerous claims that it was Paul, and not Jesus, who was the founder of Christianity are untenable. The book is addressed to everyone who is interested in the New Testament and early Christianity.

Nicholas Thomas Wright is Bishop of Durham, one of the leading modern biblical scholars and theologians. He taught New Testament at Oxford and Cambridge. Author of numerous studies on the Apostle Paul and his letters to early Christian communities.