Regardless, however, of whether one agrees that Paul and Palestinian Judaism
contains the «
truth, ultimate» (see the index's whimsical entry), there is
little question that the book played a major role in breaking the reigning Lutheran - Bultmannian paradigm of understanding Paul, curbing heavily biased portrayals of Judaism and opening new avenues of inquiry.
I'm a a tad late to the party (debate) on the candles: all wicks n waxes!!!! The
truth is there is always going to be a «they said, they said» issue... All waxes have or
contain naturally occurring, usually mild toxins, burning anything will pollute your environment - I am a bit of a hippie & have been making candles (I prefer soy, beeswax & blending the two) the pure essential natural fragrances I use can be extremely harmful when incorrectly used (too much) or even the natural soaps I have started making the wrong amounts of fragrance & «natural» preservatives used can cause serious skin & health issues... I use all natural cleaning products, I will start to make my own soon (again a
little more research & I'm good to go) for example Spagnham moss is a brilliant disinfectant 100 % natural) and yet so strong even slightly inhaled can cause breathing issues!!!