Theological Question of the Day: Who is the only major Christian theologian never to have read the four gospels?

The Apostle Paul, of course. 

Paul's letters date from the mid-40's AD to the late 50's.  The earliest gospel is Mark, written just before or just after AD 70.  Thus, Paul was most likely dead before the earliest gospel was written.

I can only think of one time that Paul even obliquely refers to an event of Jesus' life, or even quotes his words, and that would be in 1 Corinthians 11 where he recounts the eucharistic formula, i.e. "this is my body, given for you." 

This seems quite remarkable to me.  Though he hadn't, of course, read any of the gospels, he had spent time with Peter--about two weeks, he says--so he would have had access to all kinds of stories as well as the content of Jesus' teaching.  Yet, he seems to have no interest in Jesus' views on various issues, nor even any interest in some core teachings of Christian doctrine.  Paul has no stated views on the virgin birth, for example, noting only that Jesus was "born of a woman." (Gal 4: 4) 

I agree with Paul's theology of Christ's death and resurrection, but I think the church, as a whole, has taken the Pauline line too far.  In some reaches of Christianity, the only really important thing about Jesus is his death and resurrection.  His whole purpose was to be here as a "sacrifice for sin."  If he had actually been killed in Herod's wholesale slaughter of the Holy Innocents, it really wouldn't have mattered much since all he was here for was to die anyway.

I sense something of a renewed interest in the life of Jesus, particularly among mainline protestants and Roman Catholics.  Pope John Paul II, for example, added a whole new section to the rosary in honor of the life of Jesus.  The rosary consists of the Joyful Mysteries (having to do with Christmas), the Sorrowful Mysteries (Lent), and the Glorious Mysteries (Easter).  John Paul II added the Luminous Mysteries which celebrate important events of his life and ministry.  Among protestants, there have been, in recent years, a number of accessible and well-written books and articles about the historical person, Jesus, and the context of his times.

Our general ignorance about the life of Jesus and his provocative ministry has been a two thousand year long mistake.  It's high time to correct it.