1.b. ET Disclosure: Paul's Jesus Isn't the True
Besides these discrepancies, and the contradiction to Jesus' clear warning, there’s another interesting detail not readily acknowledged by Paul’s disciples—either because they’re ignorant or embarrassed. But these aren’t good excuses. In A. N. Wilson’s, Paul: The Mind of the Apostle (W. W. Norton & Co., N.Y., 1997), pp. 75-76, we find Paul stuffing Greek Pagan Poetry into the mouth of Jesus.
Euripides: “kicks against the pricks” (Euripides, Bacchae.)
Aeschylus:. “kicks against the pricks.” (Aeschylus, Agamemnon 1624.)
Acts 26:13 “kicks against the pricks” (Luke quoting Paul’s vision account)
[Wilson notes] Note on Euripides: The context is that Dionysus discards his divine nature and walks in the human world disguised…Dionysus, the god disguised in human form, tells him that his efforts to resist the new movement will be completely worthless; he is not contending against flesh and blood, but against a god. “You are mortal, he is a god. If I were you, I would control my rage and sacrifice to him, rather than kick against the pricks” [From Euripides, The Bacchae].
Is this "Coincidence"? While we're on this subject of who or what Paul saw, why does Dionysus match the description Paul gives of "Jesus" in Philippians 2:5-8? What does John the Apostle have to say about such understandings of Jesus (1 John 2:18,22; 1 John 4:3; 2 John 1:7)? I digress.
Let's now ask what should be an obvious question: Wouldn't we expect Jesus to quote words of wisdom from the Inspired Word of God like, "Saul, Saul, 'stern disciple awaits him who leaves the path'," (Proverbs 15:10) or, "Saul, Saul, 'The way of the unfaithful is hard'" (Proverbs 13:15)? I can find many more verses the real Jesus might've quoted that are more culturally relevant (not to mention actually inspired) to Paul at that time. It's bewildering how precisely "Jesus'" words match that of a Pagan false deity.