What did Paul of the Bible add to the Bible that is pagan?

3. Jamieson, Robert, A. R. Fausset, and David Brown. Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible. Oak Harbor, WA: Logos Research Systems, Inc., 1997. 4. Ellingworth, Paul, Howard Hatton, and Paul Ellingworth. A Handbook on Paul's First Letter to the Corinthians. UBS Handbook Series. read more

Paul did not add what we would consider paganism to the bible, he did however on three recorded occasions quote from people who were pagans. These are: Acts 17: 28, "for in Him we live and move and exist, as even some of your own poets have said, ‘For we also are His children.'" This is from Hymn to Zeus, written by the Cilician poet Artus. read more

Paul did not add any paganism to the bible. That would be against his nature, mission and Yeshua’s (AKA Jesus) original message. He did quote Greek literature when speaking to his Greek audience but he did not incorporate any customs or rituals (Acts 14, 17). The other apostles would have rejected him entirely. read more

Paul quoted "the first half of the fifth line, word for word, of an astronomical poem of Aratus, a Greek countryman of the apostle, and his predecessor by about three centuries. But, as he hints, the same sentiment is to be found in other Greek poets. read more