Nigerian theologian, Femi Aribisala, condemns Apostle Paul as a worst plagiarist|See his reasons

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Efio-Ita Nyok|30 July 2017 

Femi Aribisala, a scholar, international affairs expert and currently an iconoclastic church pastor in Lagos, Friday, slammed Paul the apostle and author of about thirteen books of the New Testament of the Holy Writ of Christians as being a plagiarist of pagan authors in contrast with the ‘word of God’ NegroidHaven can report. 

The Lagos-based theologian expressed his opinion in a social media thread dubbed, ‘Paul’s Pagan Plagiarism’, where he asserted that Apostle Paul of the Bible couldn’t be speaking God’s word when his writings are littered with plagiarised quotations of pagan authors. Aribisala observed that Paul hardly quoted Jesus but Zeus idolatars, namely, Hippolytus, Aratus and Menendez. 
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His words, ‘Paul cannot be speaking the word of God when his word is littered with plagiarised quotations of pagan writers. The man who hardly ever quotes Jesus is in the habit of quoting pagan writers; including Hippolytus, Aratus and Menander; men who extolled the idol god “Zeus.”‘




Aribisala further highlighted seven plagiarised quotations Paul made from Aratus, Epimenides, Menandars, Hippolytus, Terrence, etc. Averred that, ‘God does not plagiarise Pagan writers. 

‘When Paul says: “We are his offspring,” (Acts 17:28), he is not speaking the word of God.  He is quoting the Greek poet Aratus’ “Phaenomena.” When Paul says: “God is not far from each one of us for in him we live and move and have our being,” (Acts 17:27-28); he is not speaking the word of God.  He is plagiarising the Cretan seer, Epimenides.  When Paul says: “Cretans are always liars, evil brutes, lazy gluttons,” (Titus 1:12); he is not speaking the word of God.  He is here again quoting Epimenides.  

‘When Paul says: “Bad company corrupts good manners,” (1 Corinthians 15:33); he is not speaking the word of God.  He is plagiarising the Greek dramatist Menander’s “Thais.”  When Paul says: “The good that I would I do not; but the evil which I would not do, that I do” (Romans 7:19); he is not speaking the word of God.  He is plagiarising Hippolytus.  






‘When Paul says: “If any widow has children or nephews, let them learn first to show piety at home” (1 Timothy 5:4); he is not speaking the word of God.  He is plagiarising the Roman playwright Terence.  When Paul says: “Work out your own salvation with fear and trembling” (Philippians 2:12); he is not speaking the word of God.  He is plagiarising the Mahaparinibbana Suta Buddhist scriptures.’

What do you think of Dr Aribisala’s scathing remarks about Paul the revered Bible author? 


Efio-Ita Nyok
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