title: The great man from Tarsus: Freud on the apostle Paul.
abstract: The author describes developments in Freud's writings concerning his views on the apostle Paul. This development shows that Freud more and more clearly regarded Paul as a key figure in understanding the complex relationship between Judaism and Christianity--and also as a man who essentially has no comfortable place in either of these religions. For Freud, Paul was a unique figure, an analyst of the human character and of his own culture and religion--a Jew who tried to free himself and his people from the burden of the sense of guilt.
authors.affiliation: h.westerink@tele2.nl
authors.forename: Herman
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Westerink
mesh_terms: D001317:Austria; D001633:Bible; D005619:Freudian Theory; D049672:History, 19th Century; D049673:History, 20th Century; D006801:Humans; D011572:Psychoanalysis / Q000266:history*