Original sentence: "Pauline Christianity" is used to describe the Christian beliefs and doctrines which were espoused by Paul through his writings.Most of mainstream Christianity relies heavily on these teachings and considers them to be amplifications and explanations of the the teachings of Jesus.The expression, Pauline Christianity, has been used by those critical of Catholic, Orthodox and traditional Protestant Christianity, to describe what is regarded as a distortion of the original teachings of Jesus due to the influence of St.There are those who claim that orthodox Christianity owes more to Paul's writings rather than to the canonical gospels, Acts and the rest of the New Testament, such as the Epistle of James.Thus, mainstream Christianity considers Paul's teachings to be fully in consonance with the teachings of Jesus
Edited sentence: "Pauline Christianity" describes the claim made that orthodox faith owes more to Paul's writings rather than to the canonical gospels, Acts and the rest of the New Testament, such as the Epistle of James.Pauline Christianity is an expression that  has been used, by those critical of Catholic, Orthodox and traditional Protestant Christianity, to describe what is regarded as a distortion of the original teachings of Jesus due to the influence of St