Paul: Greatest Apostle or Enemy?

Questions:

1) Could there be a better place for the enemy to hide, other than in the place of the greatest apostle?

2) Can it be proven that none of the leaven of the Pharisees comes through Paul's Gospel?

Raised in Protestant Christianity, I never doubted Paul until I was in my early forties.  I really was not allowed to question because the Bible was the Word of God and it was true.  This was reinforced on at least a weekly basis in the various denominational and nondenominational churches that I, and then my family and I, attended over the years.

I had gravitated from a young age toward the Old Testament and desired to return to the Hebraic roots of my faith.  Perhaps this search predisposed me to feel uncomfortable in mainline Christian denominations and to question further.

At one point in my brief career as in Entomology at The Pennsylvania State University, I remember the distinct impression of "I've been lied to."  It was a small step from examining "government conspiracies" to embracing the thought that maybe I could critically read the Scriptures as I would a newspaper report of a current event.  If the bias of the authors and publishers is apparent in what I can personally experience, I reasoned that the bias of the authors and publishers of the Scriptures as they report historical events.

When I allowed myself to read the Scriptures for what they say, rather for my having to believe them, I saw many things differently.  I saw that the warnings against the enemy by Y'shua (Jesus) were against Paul.  I saw the warnings in Yahukhanan's (John's) epistles and Ya'akob (James) as countering Paul's epistles.  I wondered that with the continual contentions between Israel's leadership and the Prophets, how even the Old Testament came to us without bias.

I appreciate those who have written concerning Paul as the enemy.  Through this website I have be blessed to meet and interact with several folks who are walking a similar path.  The links above include many things to consider from a variety of viewpoints.  May YHUH allow me the opportunity to prepare a message that my family and others find useful.