liberty university The Conversion of Saul of Tarsus BIBL 364 Research Paper Christian Romano Contents I. Introduction………………………………………………………………………page 3 II. Saul the Pharisee………………………………………………………………….page 3 A. Heritage and Citizenship…………………………………………………….page 3 B. Education and Religious Training…………………………………………...page 4 C. Persecutor of “The Way”……………………………………………………page 5 III. The Encounter with Christ………………………………………………………page 6 A. The Light…………………………………………………………………
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Apostle Letter to Philemon Author – Apostle Paul 1. Family Heritage Paul was born in Tarsus‚ the capital of Cilicia‚ a Roman province in about 5 A.D.‚ which is in present day southeast Turkey. Thus‚ he was born very close to the time that Christ was born. His circumcised name was Saul but it is believed that he was also given the name “Paul” in his infancy to be used by him when in the Gentile world. In Greek‚ “Saul” is “Paul” or “Paulos”. It was usual at the time for a newly born to carry two names
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"He was a man of considerable insight and understanding. He invited Barnabas and Saul to visit him‚ for he wanted to hear the word of God."(Acts‚13:7) He accepted the word of God and believed in the Lord. Many other Gentiles were converted as well. The missionary journey started off very well. But‚ before we go to the second stop
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AMC The story of Saul‚ or Paul as he was known later‚ began in Jerusalem in AD 35. Saul was 30 years old exactly the same age as Jesus when he began his ministry. Grandfather said to me‚ “Son you are about half the age that Saul and I were as we watched Stephen‚ the Christian stoned to death.” He told me that he was telling me this story to help me understand that God could use anyone to tell the good news of Jesus if they were willing to change. Grandfather met Saul when he was thirteen
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conversion. Paul’s first and original name was Saul. Saul was a terror to the church and a modern day widow maker in his heyday. We even see Saul there early on when Stephen the martyr was being slain by his adversaries. We read the account firsthand in Acts the seventh chapter verse fifty-eight the Bible says: Act 7:58 And cast him out of the city‚ and stoned him: and the witnesses laid down their clothes at a young man’s feet‚ whose name was Saul. Paul’s Childhood Before we
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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 became a Pharisee and returned to Tarsus to arrest Christians for their beliefs
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Paul of Tarsus – Essay Paul of Tarsus is one of the most significant persons in early Christian times due to his enormous impact and contribution to the Christian tradition. He went from being a destroyer of Christians to a committed Christian leader. Paul’s contribution to Christianity mainly comes from his missionary journeys that helped spread the Gospel‚ his letters and writing that make up about one third of the New Testament and the depth and influence of his teachings e.g. justification by
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Without Paul of Tarsus it is unlikely that Christianity would be the major world religion that it is today. Originally called Saul‚ Paul was born in tarsus in southern turkey to a prominent Jewish family who could trace their roots back to the tribe of Benjamin‚ an of the 12 tribes of Israel. Paul was an apostle who had been thoroughly instructed by god and this had been made clear by his New Testament letters. There are various different aspects of rituals that are included in Christianity‚ with
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in Acts 9:1–19‚ 22:3–16‚ and 26:8–9. Saul of Tarsus was a zealous leader in the opposition of Christianity. He viewed Jesus as a blasphemer and heretic whose followers were just as guilty. Saul felt that by arresting and persecuting them “he was doing a service acceptable to God”. (Harrison‚ 188.) He requested letters from the church leaders in Jerusalem to “authorize his persecution of the Christians” in Damascus. (Lea & Black‚ 296.) On his way‚ Saul was stopped and blinded by a bright light
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One well known author of the Bible was a man who first went by the name Saul. Saul was a Pharisee who persecuted Christians. Saul was born in Tarsus (modern day Turkey) and grew up as a Jewish Roman citizen who received a Greek and Jewish education. At the age of 13 he went off to Jerusalem to become a Rabbi. He came to know and accept Christ on the road to Damascus where his name was eventually changed from Saul to Paul. Saul means desire; Kind of Israel where as Paul means little. Some believe that
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