The excuse Paul gives the soldier as why he cannot leave his family is that he wasn’t…
<br>We do not know exactly how old Paul is but it can be assumed that he is not very old, he may be a…
Paul in enabling Christianity to spread throughout the Mediterranean world was significant. He made the religion of Christianity a distinct religion. He was Jewish but he lived outside Jerusalem and interacted with non-Jews. He argues you do not need to be Jewish in order to become Christian and says it is no longer necessary to abide by Jewish rules (that hinder people from converting to Judaism) because Jesus had died for their sins. St. Paul also traveled along the Mediterranean area preaching about how you do not need to abide by the Jewish laws and can become Christian. Although he was executed when he went to Rome (speculated by historians) he was able to spread Christianity in the Mediterranean World and he had wrote the New Testament.…
He went house to house dragging people from their homes and sending them off to prison. He was even present at the stoning of Stephen who preached the word of Christ but was dragged out of town and stoned to death. Following this Saul headed to Damascus to hunt Christians. It was on this journey that his conversion to “Paul” occurred. This was indeed a conversion in faith but I believe not a conversion in which he really was (esortmant.com, 2008).…
Meyer, Wendel W. “The Conversion of St. Paul.” Anglican Theological Review 85, no. 1 (Winter 2003): 13–17. “One of the most potent influences in the process of Paul's conversion,” Meyer says, “arose from his indefatigable efforts to create and sustain communities of faith.” In this paper, W. Meyer talks about the importance of Paul’s faith and why his conversion matters so much. He focuses on what happened on the road to Damascus and what impact it had on Paul.…
Gamaliel was the most renowned rabbi of the day, the most distinguished student of Hillel and succeeded him as the head of the school which bore his name.9 Paul notes his academic success in Gal. 1:14, “And I advanced in Judaism beyond many of my contemporaries in my own nation, being more exceedingly zealous for the traditions of my fathers.” Bruce points to the extent of Paul’s mastery of the law: “To master the corpus of law, both written and oral, was difficult; to observe it in detail was more difficult still; but twenty years and more after he became a Christian, Paul could look back on his earlier days and sum up his conduct in the words: ‘as to righteousness under the law blameless’ (Phil. 3:6).”10 In addition to his rabbinical training, Paul would have been taught in Greek culture as…
The calling of Saul of Tarsus was phenomenal in many aspects. From his past, to his life and teachings, Saul of Tarsus is one of the most intriguing and shocking people of history. Born a Roman citizen to Jewish parents, Saul grew up to become a well-known persecutor of the primitive Christian faith. Saul still puzzles the world with one of the most shocking pivotal points in history – his conversion to the faith he so adamantly tried to stomp out.…
In conclusion, through analyzing and comparing the various similarities and differences of theology between Judaism and early Christianity, one could assess how Paul used his Jewish background to preach the Gospel of Jesus Christ to the Jews. This is similar to both historical and modern prominent figures with foundational religious beliefs who act differently then what their beliefs are once they obtain a substantial amount of influence. Paul the apostle was born into a Jewish family,…
Throughout his pre-Christian phase, Paul began to persecute the followers of Jesus before finding his true calling…
The apostle Paul, also known as “Saul of Tarsus,”, is the apostle to the Gentiles. (Romans 11:131 and Galatians 2:8).2 (You can use parenthetical citation for Scripture, as you did here, without having to also cite them in the endnotes.) In order for us to understand how God ordained his apostleship to the Gentiles, we must first understand his background.…
The letters that Paul wrote while imprisoned focused on the unification of the church, and encouraged followers to be steadfast in their mission to spread the gospel. He addressed the topic of slavery when writing to his friend, Philemon, who was angry about his slave, Onesimus, running away. Pauls asked Philemon to not only spare the life of Onesimus, but to also count him as a brother in Christ Jesus. In his later letters, Paul spoke about that fact that the church should be prepared to face persecution, and should be prepared to give their lives for the cause, just as Jesus gave his life for the mankind.…
This changed when Paul was walking down a road one day and was struck by a bolt of lighting and left with an image of Christ seared into his mind. Left blind by the ordeal for three days, he soon had his vision restored. Paul began preaching the gospel of Jesus Christ after the event, turning from his dogmatic Judaism to reaffirming claims about Jesus being the true son of God. Paul goes on to preach to the non-jewish Gentiles who would spread his Gospels later on. Best described as a “Hebrew born of Hebrews” turned devout Christian, Paul is depicted as transforming from intolerant to open-minded and venerated by…
One of the stops on Paul’s missionary journey was Lystra. He stopped here and spent some time on his trip. He also revisited Lystra on his return trip home. The story of Paul’s first stop in Lystra is found in Acts 14:8-20. The bible tells us in acts of a man that had been a cripple from his mother’s womb and had never walked.…
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.…
Without going into the details of what happened on the road to Damascus, he became what he so despised – a follower of Jesus, but not only a follower, among the greatest of followers, which made him the greatest of leaders. I am talking about the man named Saul, who would eventually change his name to Paul, the apostle Paul.…