Jesus vs Paul Part 1[/caption]The figure that has come down in history to us as Jesus was most likely born somewhere between 7 BCE and 3 CE somewhere in Judea, quite possibly in Bethlehem. He may have labored as a carpenter or a stone mason, either way he was also a student of both the Oral and Written Torah (which would have made him a Pharisee, something that will be discussed at a later date). He became a teacher or Rabbi in his twenties and soon began to work among the sick and the poor as he traveled throughout the area of Galilee. As a Rabbi, he soon gained a following who regarded him as a Messiah, which would have meant they considered him King of Israel, and followed his example of praying in what corresponds to today’s Orthodox synagogues.
