Paul

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Saul, Saul why do you persecute me? Who are you?

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I am Jesus, whom, you are persecuting, but rise and enter the city , and you will be told what to do

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In his three missionary trips throughout the Roman Empire

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He brought countless new followers to Christ, founded a number of new Christian Churches, and provided vital guidance and encouragement to the churches that had been founded by the Twelve

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Who baptized Saul?

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Aninias

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What was Saul’s chosen path?

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I have set you ti be a light of the Gentiles, that you may bring salvation to the uttermost parts of the Earth

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Because Paul was a Roman citizen

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He was beheaded rather than crucified

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St. Paul is often depicted with a sword to show

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He died for his Faith

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Where and when was Saul born!

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AD 5 in Tarsus, a seaport on the Mediterranean and an important center for learning

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After completing his studies he went to Jerusalem to

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Study under Gamaliel

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In Tarsus and Jerusalem, Paul received

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The best if both Jewish and classical educations. He possessed an intimate knowledge of the Old Testament and was closely remembered Greek literature and philosophies of the dayn

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Because of his education, he was favorited by Jewish authorities and was allowed to

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Carry out the first major persecution against Christians

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Because of his classical education.

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He could speak to the Romans and Greeks in language and concepts that were familiar to them

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Because of his training in philosophy and logic, he was

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Able to make important distinctions in explaining Christian doctrine

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Because of his through knowledge of the Old Testament, he could

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Counter the objections of the Jewish authorities that argued with him

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Because of his Roman citizenship, he

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Was kept safe from those wanting to kill him

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He was a

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Tentmaker by profession

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St. Paul is known as the apostle to the

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Gentiles

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His first trip was with the

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Church of Antinioch- where the name Christian was first used

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Saul even mentioned going to

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Spain

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He was beheaded in

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AD 62-65

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What does Saul mean

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Borrowed, asked for, prayed for

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He was mostly likely named after the

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Biblical King Saul

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According to the Book of Acts,

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He inherited roman citizenship from his father

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When Ananias came to restore his sight

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He was called Brother Saul

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Luke indicates that Saul and Paul are

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Interchangeable names

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Adopting his Roman name was typical of Paul’s missionary style. His method was to put people at their ease and to approach them

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with his message in a language and style to which they could relate as in 1 Cor 9:19-23.

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Tarsus was the capital of the Roman province

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Cillicia

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He also wrote that he was “unmarried”, at least as early as his writing of I Corinthians 7:8, however some hold that he may have been married prior to that,

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due to certain textual analyses of his writings,and other similar rationale

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The two main sources of information by which we have access to the earliest segments of Paul’s career are the

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Bible’s Book of Acts and the autobiographical elements of Paul’s letters to the early church communities.

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was renowned for its university, one in which students could receive a superior education

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Tarsus

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In his letters, Paul reflected heavily from his knowledge of

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Stoic philsosphy

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Paul referred to himself as being

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of the stock of Israel, of the tribe of Benjamin, a Hebrew of the Hebrews; as touching the law, a Pharisee”.