# Paul — The Age of Reason character guide

> Paul in The Age of Reason by Thomas Paine.

**Role:** minor

**Also known as:** St. Paul

**First appearance:** 0009-part-i-viii-of-the-new-testament

## Who they are

Apostle whose writings are examined for contradictions with the gospels.

## In the story

### [VIII: Of the New Testament](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_age_of_reason_se/chapters/part-i-viii-of-the-new-testament)

Criticized as a 'manufacturer of quibbles' for his theological interpretations.

### [II: The New Testament](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_age_of_reason_se/chapters/part-ii-ii-the-new-testament)

Author of the epistles; Paine dismisses Paul's conversion story as unremarkable and his character as fanatical.

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