Paul never met Jesus. Neither did Muhammad.
The video companion to 'One Standard, Two Prophets — Part III.' The charge against Paul is that everything he taught rests on a private vision nobody else saw. I accept the charge — then run both men through the same detector, because Muhammad never met Jesus either.
“Christianity survives without Paul's vision. Islam does not survive without the cave.”
In this episode
- Why a private experience, by itself, establishes nothing
- The demolition test: delete Damascus, then delete the cave
- "But the Quran itself is the miracle" — and the Christian twin of every plank
Keep going
25 years vs 600 years: the argument against Paul backfires
The video companion to 'One Standard, Two Prophets — Part II.' The loudest charge against Paul is that he came too late to know anything about Jesus. We run the actual numbers — and the lateness objection doesn't just weaken. It flips.
Watch episode July 18, 2026
Did Paul invent Christianity?
The video companion to 'One Standard, Two Prophets — Part I.' Christianity, the claim goes, is really the religion of Paul — a latecomer who never met Jesus and changed the message. We give the strongest Muslim argument its full weight, then set the one rule this whole series will live by.
Watch episode July 8, 2026
Was Jesus a Muslim?
The video companion to the essay 'The Honorary Member.' Was Jesus a Muslim? We go through it the way the essay does — submission, the shahada, the missing Injīl, the corruption argument, and the historical Jesus the Gospels actually describe.
Watch episode June 22, 2026