8/2/2012 Many people believe that Paul is in fact the founder of Christianity‚ and not Jesus. Of the twenty seven documents that constitute the New Testament‚ thirteen are letters attributed to Paul. Also‚ more than half of the Acts of the Apostles describes Paul’s conversion and subsequent activities on behalf of the spread of the good news about Jesus (the Gospel). This gives us an indication as to how important Paul was to the religion. Paul is one of the most prominent people in history
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Scripture- Blue 3.13.12 St. Paul Bio In the Acts of apostles‚ Luke’s story tells us about Paul’s missionary. A missionary is a person travels to different communities to Promote Christianity in foreign countries. Paul is from tarsus now a part of modern Turkey. Paul was born as a Roman citizen and was educated in Greek literature. Paul’s travels took to many places which are now modern countries. For example‚ Syria‚ Turkey; Macedonia‚ and Greece. In his Second‚ trip Paul traveled about 1800 miles
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St Paul of Tarsus had contributed greatly to the development and religious expression of Christianity. His education as a Pharisee under Rabbi Gamaliel gave him an excellent rabbinical and scriptural background for writing‚ speaking and debating holding a context of high authority as he was able to establish that Jesus of Nazareth was undoubtedly the Messiah due to his extensive knowledge of the Old Testament and the Covenant. Due to this aspect of his authority‚ many people believed what he was
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St Paul of Tarsus is a significant figure in Christianity due to his major contributions of writings and letters which form a significant amount of the New Testament. St Paul is considered to be the forefather of Christianity after Jesus. Paul had a major impact on these spread of Christianity through his mission journeys‚ contributing to the religious traditions and helping expand Jesus’ original teachings. The reason behind Paul being a significant person in Christianity is because he contributed
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St Paul obituary Paul was born as Saul (his Jewish name) early in the first century AD in Tarsus. As a teenager he went to Jerusalem to re-discover his Jewish roots and learn more about the Jewish law. Paul identified himself with the Pharisees and was involved in persecuting Christians. Paul was beheaded and killed‚ in Rome around AD 64. “Saul” was a self-righteous young Pharisee‚ almost completely anti-Christian. Saul had previously participated in the stoning of st. Stephen and agreed
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St Paul - 24129764 Background * St Paul‚ originally known as Paul of Tarsus‚ is believed to have been born in 5 AD in Tarsus‚ Mersin and passed away in 67 AD in Rome. * Paul was born as a citizen of Rome and brought up through the Jewish faith by a well-known Rabbi. * Paul later became one of Jesus’ Apostles and we know this for as in one of his pieces he writes about the Last Supper. * It is believed that without Paul‚ the Major Religion known today as Christianity wouldn’t
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one of the greatest threats to the flourishing faith in Christ Jesus‚ was converted into a person recognized as St. Paul. From becoming a threat and a persecutor‚ he became a pillar and an avid advocate of Christianity. As the Scripture says‚ “God has made everything appropriate in its time.” (Ecclesiastes 3:11) God has planned everything according to His perfect and holy will to send Paul so that he may bring forth vivacity at the time when the Christian world was fearful and suffering. Why then did
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writing to tell you of Saint Paul. Paul was a very important figure of the Catholic Church. He was born in Tarsus into a relatively wealthy family‚ in 10 AD‚ and was originally named Saul. Paul was born into a Greek speaking town in the Roman empire. He was originally Jewish and was a member of the tribe Benjamin‚ he was also well educated. Paul had a sister and when he was 14 he traveled to Jerusalem to learn at the school of Gamaliel about the Jewish religion. Paul after his education at Gamaliel
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Paul the Apostle gave us not only some of the most profound pieces of early Christian theological reflection‚ but also some of the finest‚ poignant writing in history. Throughout Paul of Tarsus’ life‚ he has been able to contribute to the development of Christianity through his heritage‚ his personal encounter with Jesus and his life as a missionary for Jesus. AD 33‚ before Paul converted to Christ‚ Christianity grew only amongst disaffected Jews. A Jew himself‚ Paul spoke Greek and inherited Roman
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Paul the Apostle (Ancient Greek: Παῦλος Paulos‚ c.5 – c. 67)‚ original name Saul of Tarsus (Ancient Greek: Σαῦλος Saulos)‚[4] was an apostle who took the gospel of Christ to the first-century world.[5] He is generally considered one of the most important figures of the Apostolic Age. [6][7] In the mid-30s to the mid-50s‚ he founded several churches in Asia Minor and Europe. Paul used his status as both a Jew and a Roman citizen to advantage in his ministry to both Jewish and Roman audiences.[5]
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