In N.T. Wright’s otherwise fine critique of Karen Armstrong’s St Paul: the misunderstood Apostle (Books, 14 November) he reports a “sinking feeling ... when [Armstrong] tells us that as Paul went out into the Gentile world Paul’s Christos parted company with the historical Jesus”.The interest Paul took in the historical details of Jesus’ life, teaching and ministry is a world away from the overarching importance he attached to the Cross, resurrection and new