The feature shared by Paul, Simon Magus and Abba Gulish

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Giuseppe
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The feature shared by Paul, Simon Magus and Abba Gulish

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https://books.google.it/books?id=KQMgwe ... sh&f=false

The pattern seems to be the same:

a) a heresy is a threat for Judaism

b) a guy helps to move that heresy from Israel towards the Pagans.

The Talmudists saw positively Paul insofar he addressed Pagans and left in peace the Jews.

This talks about the strange alliance, in the eyes of Tertullian, between Marcion and the Jews.
Nihil enim in speciem fallacius est quam prava religio. -Liv. xxxix. 16.
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