Obvious parallels between the Lukan accounts of Paul and Christ bring up serious questions about Luke's conception of Paul. As Christ continually honored the Father in Luke's Gospel, so Paul continually honors Christ. Both figures are suffering heroes; both are presented without flaw (that is, post-Damascus Paul is presented without flaw).
This brings to the surface some disturbing questions: Did Luke see Paul as part of the Godhead? Did he believe in a Quaternity, instead of a Trinity? Or perhaps did Luke see Paul's life as a model by which all Christians can attain godhood?
These questions may rock the foundations of traditional Christian interpretation, but textual considerations demand they be considered.
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