Paul in the Fall: A Book Study of PAUL WAS NOT A CHRISTIAN
With Jean Jeffress
October 12 - November 2, 2025
If you find the Apostle Paul hard to read and hard to understand, you are not alone. In this hybrid book study, we will read from Dr. Pamela Eisenbaum’s Paul Was Not A Christian: The Original Message of the Misunderstood Apostle. Dr. Eisenbaum is an expert on early Christianity. Her book reveals the true nature of the historical Paul. She explores the idea of Paul not as the founder of a new Christian religion, but as a devout Jew who believed Jesus was the Christ who would unite Jews and Gentiles and fulfill God’s universal plan for humanity.
Reading assignments and zoom link will be sent out by email soon, so register now.
Each session will be 90 minutes.
You can purchase the book online.
This offering is cosponsored with Plymouth United Church of Christ, and in-person sessions will be held at that church in Oakland, CA. The rest of us will join by zoom.
As with all our programming, scholarships are available, so please reach out if the scholarship rate is inaccessible to you.
About the Leader
Jean Jeffress
Rev. Jean Jeffress (she/they) is an ordained minister in the United Church of Christ and currently serves as the Associate Pastor at Plymouth Jazz and Justice Church in Oakland, CA. As a queer pastor, Jean is always working to pry up the dusty floorboards of lazy, tired interpretations of the biblical text. Rooted in biblical […]
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