Quora Answer: Who is the Historical Founder of Christianity?
بِسۡمِ ٱللهِ ٱلرَّحۡمَـٰنِ ٱلرَّحِيمِ The following is my answer to a Quora question: “ Who is the historical founder of Christianity: Jesus of Nazareth, Paul of Tarsus, or another person or community? ” Saul of Tarsus, later Paul, is the founder of Pauline Christianity and the probable author of the doctrine of the Trinity. Almost half of the books of the New Testament are credited to his authorship due to the influence of the Pauline faction at the various early church councils. He was responsible for spreading his version of the gospel through early Christian communities across the Eastern half of the Roman Empire. He established several churches in Asia Minor and at least three in Europe, including the church at Corinth. He was a native of the Mediterranean city of Tarsus. Acts of the Apostles 21:39 39 But Paul said to him, “I am a Jew of Tarsus in Cilicia, a citizen of no mean city. And I beseech you, suffer me to speak to the pe...