From: nospam@nspam.invalid   
      
   Waldtraud wrote:   
   > June 29th - Sts. Peter and Paul   
   >   
   > St. Paul   
   >   
   > Once again factual biographical data is limited. Scripture tells us   
   > that Paul   
   > was born of Jewish parents of the tribe of Benjamin in Tarsus,   
   > Cicilia. Most likely he was close in age to Jesus. Judging from the   
   > history of that century he   
   > would have studied Scripture at the Synagogue until age 10, and then   
   > the Mishnah   
   > or oral law. We know that he studied under Gamaliel, probably at   
   > about the age   
   > of 15 or 16.   
   [snip]   
      
   Well Jesus was a student of Gamaliel too. But he was of the royal family. He   
   no doubt studied many oral traditions like talmud and kabbalah.   
      
   Bill   
      
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