Saint Paul, a Jew, lays the basis for the new religion of Christianity and rejects the old laws of Judaism. His emphasis on the power of faith galvanizes followers in the Greek and Roman world.
From Dr. David Neiman's notes:
St Paul: Living is suffering.
"For we know that all of creation groans
and suffers pain and is joined together in agony until now."
Buddha: From the Sermon at Benares. The first of the Four Noble Truths:
"This is the first fundamental truth of life: Existence is suffering."
About Dr. Neiman:
Dr. David Neiman (1921-2004) was the first Jewish scholar appointed to teach Religion at Boston College, one of America's leading Catholic Universities. He served as Professor in the Department of Theology for a quarter of a century. While there he was also invited to teach at the Pontifical Gregorian University in Rome. After retiring from Boston College, Dr.Neiman moved to Los Angeles, where he taught at Loyola Marymount University, St. John' s Seminary in Camarillo and the University of Judaism in Bel Air.