Paul of Tarsus - the first Christian?

Let us begin with a short discussion of the historical beliefs and attitudes that led to the atonement doctrine. The early Hebrews believed that "without the shedding of blood there could be no remission of sin." (Heb. 9:22) They accepted the primitive idea that God could not be appeased except through blood sacrifice. Moses made a distinct advance in that he forbade human sacrifice and substituted instead the ceremonial sacrifice of animals.
This concept of ceremonial sacrifice was preserved, in principle, by the apostle Paul as the doctrine of atonement for sin through the sacrificial death of Jesus. Paul, however, went beyond Moses and the Jewish teachers in that he expounded theories of original sin, hereditary guilt, and innate evil. Paul was responsible for bringing many of Jesus' teachings to the world. But he also injected a number of his own ideas which were not taught by Jesus, and indeed, were at variance with the teachings of his Master.
Scholars nowI emphasize that human teachers such as Paul were not only fallible but made a serious blunder in promoting the atonement doctrine. They believe we need to make a fundamental distinction between the teachings of Jesus and those of the human followers of Jesus. Jesus is the Son of God as well as the Son of Man and his life and teachings are a divine revelation. Therefore, I believe is to look to Jesus first, and judge all other teachings by their harmony with his life and teachings.Paul was also ad odds with the twelve diciples, in fact the Essenes, among many others considered him to be the first corrupter of the teachings of Jesus Crist. You are correct when you say Paul "invented Christianity."

Jesus Crist was an Essene and with regard to the Pauline version of Cristianity, Perhaps you were right..he was not a Cristian