Religious tradition study | HSC studies of religion 1 assessment 2 | | | 10/5/2012 | Paul of tarsus Christianity today has over 2.18 billion adherents throughout the world and is well established as the universal‚ monotheistic religious belief system that has developed since the life‚ death and resurrection (around 32 AD) of Jesus Christ. However‚ as Jesus was a Jew‚ the beginnings of Christianity revolved around the fact that Jesus had adapted the strict rules of Judaism to focus on loving
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Paul of Tarsus Contribution to the development and expression of Christianity Paul of Tarsus (originally Saul of Tarsus) is widely considered to be central to the early development and adoption of Christianity. Many Christians view him as an important interpreter of the teachings of Jesus. Little is known of the birth and early childhood of Paul‚ then known as Saul. It is known in the scriptures that he was born in the city of Tarsus (Acts 22:3) located in the Roman province of Cilicia around
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Stephanie Cairns - SOR The Second Most Important Man Towards Christianity Question: Analyse the contribution that Paul of Tarsus had on the development and expression of Christianity. Paul of Tarsus or Saint Paul is considered by many Christians today to be the most important disciple of Jesus‚ and beside this the second important found in the development of Christianity. Saint Paul had a major impact on the spread of Christianity‚ contributing to the underlying unity of the religious tradition
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CHRISTIANS------------------------------------4 THE CONVERSION OF SAUL----------------------------------------4 PAUL’S MINISTERIAL IMPACT ON CHRISTIANITY---------------------5 THE LASTING EFFECT OF PAUL’S MINISTRY-------------------------6 CONCLUSION----------------------------------------------------8 BIBLIOGRAPHY--------------------------------------------------9 INTRODUCTION Saul of Tarsus led the way in persecuting Jesus’ followers and destroying the church; it was not until Jesus revealed Himself
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Paul of tarsus is recognised as the second founder of Christianity after Jesus. He was born in tarsus somewhere between 0 and 10CE. Although his teachings have influenced every generation of Christianity of Christian thinking and every variant of Christianity‚ in Pauls early years he was a Jew and a Pharisee and was also know as Saul. As a Pharisee‚ he was well known for he opposition against the individuals who were preaching Jesus Christ and was first mentioned in the bible witnessing the death
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Paul is the most significant figure in all of Christianity. Although he was previously Saul and killed many Jews‚ God was able to convert him to a Jew/Christian which he hated most. This is such an inspiring story that shows the power of God and that anyone can become Christian no matter their background. Paul is the most significant person in Christian history because he wrote letters to the Church so they can change their ways from corruption‚ he wrote the most books in the Bible‚ and he shaped
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Paul of tarsus did much to advance Christianity among the gentiles‚ considered one of the primary sources of the Christian doctrine‚ Jew and roman citizen of tarsus Some argue it was he who truly made Christianity a new religion promoted Christianity throughout the world‚ some say founder of Christianity Early life didn’t support Christianity he persecuted Christians because they said Jesus was the son of god went against Jewish religion‚ believed Christians were blasphemers Believed they were
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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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Analyse the contribution that Paul of Tarsus had on the development and expression of Christianity. Context: * Paul was a Jew living in Palestine at the same time as Jesus of Nazareth. * Paul’s epistles make up over a quarter of the books in the New Testament. Life and Contribution after becoming a Christian: * After his conversion‚ Paul became a wanted man. He escaped Damascus by being lowered over the city walls in a basket. * Paul made many missionary journeys to
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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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