When the Method Changed the Case
In November 2025, I applied a Key Assumptions Check to 20 years of research on Paul of Tarsus.
The method is designed to expose hidden assumptions in intelligence analysis.
It worked. But not the way I expected.
Operation Messiah: St. Paul, Roman Intelligence and the Birth of Christianity
Saul of Tarsus is one of the best known and most beloved figures of Christianity. This man, later known as St. Paul, set the tone for Christianity, including an emphasis on celibacy, the theory of divine grace and salvation, and the elimination of circumcision. It was Paul who wrote a large part of the New Testament, and who called it euangelion, "the gospel".
Co-authored with Colonel Rose Mary Sheldon (2008)
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Sources Used
The full investigation is grounded in historical sources and counterintelligence literature. The ACH matrix is based entirely on evidence treated in Operation Messiah.
Primary Texts
The authentic letters of Paul
The Acts of the Apostles
Josephus, Jewish War and Antiquities
Secondary Works
New Testament scholarship on Paul
Jewish perspectives on messianism
Roman history of Judea
Intelligence Literature
James Olson, To Catch a Spy
William R. Johnson, Thwarting Enemies at Home and Abroad
Voskuilen & Sheldon, Operation Messiah
ACH methodology by Richards Heuer and others
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