Do Paul’s letters report or allude the historical Jesus’s ethical conduct?

“Yes, after all…
  • Examples of Paul’s reporting Jesus’s conduct can be listed

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      For example,…
      • … “[Jesus was] born under the Law [living as a Jew]” (Gal 4:4)1
      • …“[Have] this [selfless] attitude… which was also in… Jesus”2 (Phil 2:5)
      • … “Christ did not please Himself” (Rom 15:3)
      • … “the meekness and gentleness of Christ” (2 Cor 10:1)3
      • …Character sketches of Jesus:4
      1. Romans 15:8-9 — “Christ has become a servant to the circumcision on behalf of the truth of God to confirm the promises given to the fathers”
      2. Philippians 2:5 — “Have this attitude in yourselves which was also in Christ Jesus.”
      3. 2 Corinthians 10:1 -- the meekness and gentleness of Christ—I who am meek when face to face with you”
      4. James Dunn: “the expression of love for Paul is Christ dying for sinners (Rom. 5.8). Thus we might legitimately infer that Paul intends the 'hymn to love' and the 'fruit of the Spirit' (I Cor.13.4-7; Gal.5.22) as 'character sketches' of Christ.” [Jesus and the Spirit, 321.] These sketches would then describe Jesus as having these properties:

        • 1 Corinthians 13:4-7 — “Love is patient, love is kind and is not jealous; love does not brag and is not arrogant, does not act unbecomingly; it does not seek its own, is not provoked, does not take into account a wrong suffered, does not rejoice in unrighteousness, but rejoices with the truth; bears all things, believes all things, hopes all things, endures all things.”
        • Galatians 5:22-23 — “But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, goodness, faithfulness, gentleness, self-control; against such things there is no law.”

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      • …[Paul tells them to “imitate” Christ’s ethical behavior]()
      • …[Paul explicitly says they received “teaching” on Jesus’s conduct]()
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