The Messianic Apostasy: A Synopsis of the Historical Deviation of Pauline Orthodoxy provides a reappraisal of early Pauline theology in the context of 1st-century Palestine and the Hellenistic world in which Paul lived.This scholarly text examines the heretical elements within St Paul's theology in the context of his contemporary Judaism and how the early Christian church of the first three centuries of the Common Era drew its influences from him.Theological scholar, Colin E Davis, investigates the philosophical and religious zeitgeist of the period and Paul's eventual development of the concept of "his Christ figure" along possible Nazarean lines.(About the Author)Colin E Davis has resided in Bracken Ridge, Brisbane, Australia, for almost sixty-five years. He holds degrees in theology and Roman studies, including a Bachelor of Arts with honours, a Master of Literary Studies in philosophy, theology, and Roman political theory, and a D. Lit. (Qual) in Stoic and Platonic philosophy as well as ancient religious studies. He wrote numerous study guides and educational courses in Roman history for the Queensland Department of Education and was an International Baccalaureate examiner in the field of history. The author has also had three novels published: Poseidon's Grotto, The Flux, and Logos. He is now retired and devotes himself to theological and historical research.