The Historical Jesus Warned Against Paul, the inventor of Christianity

The Historical Jesus is recorded as saying the following, in a statement regarded as having a high probability, using historical-critical research methods.

“Do not think that I have come to abolish (καταλῦσαι) the Torah (νόμον) or the Prophets (προφήτας, Hebrew: Nevi’im); I have not come to abolish (καταλῦσαι) them but to perform (πληρόω) them. I tell you the truth, until heaven and Earth disappear, not the smallest letter  (Hebrew: י) – not one iota (ἰῶτα ἓν) – not the least stroke of a pen at the apex (κεραία, Aramaic: tagin on top of certain Hebrew letters) of a single letter, will by any means disappear from the Torah until everything is accomplished [after heaven and Earth pass away]. Anyone who breaks one of the least of these Commandments (ἐντολῶν) and teaches others to do the same will be called least in the Kingdom of Heaven, but whoever practices and teaches these Commandments will be called great in the Kingdom of Heaven. For I tell you that unless your righteousness surpasses that of the Pharisees and the teachers of the law, you will certainly not enter the Kingdom of Heaven.” (Matthew 5.17-20)

In spite of this fascinating instruction to follow the Torah, to keep the Mitzvot in the Torah, and to do so as long as Heaven and Earth exist, what does Paul say? He says that the Torah has in fact been abolished. He uses the identical term that Jesus uses when he said that this is not the case.

“For he himself is our peace, who has made the two groups one and has destroyed the barrier, the dividing wall of hostility, by abolishing (καταργήσας) in his flesh the Torah (νόμον) with its Commandments (ἐντολῶν) and regulations.” (Ephesians 2.14-15)

We see then that Paul uses the identical words to describe abolishing the Torah and its Commandments that Jesus is recorded as having used to say not only would not be abolished, but also which he warned us that only an impostor would instruct us had been abolished.Put simple, this means that Jesus was a Jew; not in any sort of modern nationalistic sense, nor in any concept of race, but in terms of practice. Jesus practiced Judaism, and he warned against those who taught that the Torah and Mitzvot had been abolished. We then see that Paul said just that, and taught just that. He not only said and taught what Jesus warned against, he used the identical words that Jesus warned such a person would use.