Chapter 1 : preamble.

The confusion that overwhelms many believers when reading the epistles attributed to Paul is more than understandable. Rarely clearly identified, and even less often brought to light, it has persisted for a very long time and ends up being the reading companion of those who feel it. Even when we try to convince ourselves that the problem comes from us, reality quickly comes back to haunt us. How can we accept that Paul tells us that following his resurrection, Jesus would have shown himself to the 12, when there are only 11 left, Judas no longer being among them and Matthias not yet there? How can we justify Paul's claim that some of his statements are not from God? How can we accept that he can claim that Jesus' sacrifice was incomplete?

It is important to understand that the most important thing is not so much the subject matter, but rather the truth itself. It may seem trivial to dwell on the fact that Paul claims that Jesus appeared to the 12. One might think that this does not change much and could even be a simple translation error. However, what must be understood, and this applies to all the points I am going to raise, is that if a particular point seems trivial to us, and therefore inconsequential, this does not mean that it actually is. The Word of God is inspired by the Holy Spirit and nothing in it can be false. If this were the case, then the Holy Spirit would not be infallible and God would cease to exist. This is why a seemingly trivial error concerning the number of disciples is in reality a particularly important point, because the question it really raises is whether the Holy Spirit was mistaken.

After checking dozens of translations and after checking in the original text, it clearly states 12 disciples, not 11. So either the Holy Spirit was mistaken, or the Holy Spirit did not speak, and the presence of the text in question in the Word of God therefore becomes questionable.

All of the above topics will be highlighted in this study, along with nearly a hundred others. However, let's start by leveling things out in order to establish two reference points that will allow us to begin with a common foundation.

It is important to distinguish the difference between what is referred to as the "Word of God" and what is referred to as the "Bible." This confusion is very common, yet these are two things that do not have the same basis at all, and the two names, not designating the same thing, are not interchangeable.

The Word of God is the texts inspired by God to men, while the Bible is the collection of texts chosen by men as being inspired by God. This is fundamentally the same difference that exists between the truth perceived by men and Jesus who is the Truth. The filter of the flesh passes through and disrupts the meaning of what God wants to bring us. This creates a difference between what God says and what we understand. This is a normal phenomenon, and as we grow in faith, we learn not to refine what God says, but our understanding of what he says. What God says does not change.

To better understand the difference between the Bible and the Word of God, simply keep in mind that there are different versions of the Bible, but there is only one version of the Word of God. Catholics and Protestants use Bibles that do not contain the same texts. This helps us understand that the Bible is not something immutable, but the Word of God is.

The addition of the human decision-making step introduces a dimension that allows for error, whether intentional or not, and it is this error that I propose to examine more closely.

I will show the evidence that the Bible mentions two completely different Pauls. The first is that of the book of Acts of the Apostles and the second epistle of Peter. The second is that of the 13 epistles attributed to him. What I am saying is not that there would be two people, as there are several James or very many Simons, but rather that the one portrayed to us in the 13 epistles is a fictional character created from scratch with the aim of losing believers. I will show that his creation is voluntary and therefore the fruit of a deliberate and calculated act, aimed at destroying faith in Jesus.

Also, when I speak of Paul in reference to the one we are told about in the 13 epistles, we must always keep in mind that this is not the one in the book of Acts of the Apostles. This will designate a fictitious character invented by a college of writers who wanted the ruin of believers, and to whom they gave the name Paul to try to make the link with a character who, while being in the Word of God, was not sufficiently important for us to notice the deception at first glance. It would have been more difficult to invent 13 epistles of Peter or John because their presence was sufficient for us to easily find fault and detect the process. By using a character whose existence was known but about whom we did not know much, everything became easier. Especially since, having positioned himself as a Pharisee, the real Paul became the ideal candidate for an identity theft leading to the establishment of a mode of operation within the Church of God. His knowledge of the writings of the old covenant thus became an argument supporting the misappropriation of the 13 epistles attributed to him.