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Paul the Apostle

Christian apostle and missionary

"Saint Paul" redirects here. For other uses, see Saint Paul (disambiguation).

Saint Paul the Apostle
Saint Paul (c. 1611) by Peter Paul Rubens
Born	Saul of Tarsus c. 5 AD[1] Tarsus, Cilicia, Roman Empire
Died	c. 64/65 AD Rome, Italia, Roman Empire
Venerated in	All Christian denominations that venerate saints
Canonized	Pre-Congregation
Major shrine	Basilica of Saint Paul Outside the Walls, Rome, Italy
Feast
Attributes	Christian martyrdom, sword, book
Patronage	Missionaries, theologians, evangelists, and Gentile Christians, Malta
Theology career
Education	School of Gamaliel[6]
Occupation(s)	Christian missionary and preacher
Notable work
Theological work
Era	Apostolic Age
Language	Koine Greek
Tradition or movement	Pauline Christianity
Main interests	Torah, Christology, eschatology, soteriology, ecclesiology
Notable ideas	Pauline privilege, Law of Christ, Holy Spirit, Unknown God, divinity of Jesus, thorn in the flesh, Pauline mysticism, biblical inspiration, supersessionism, non-circumcision, salvation

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Paul the Apostle

"Saint Paul" redirects here. For the U.S. city, see Saint Paul, Minnesota.

Paul the Apostle, (born as Saul of Tarsus) and also often called Saint Paul (2BC–64/65), was a Messianic Jewish-Romanwriter and rabbi. He was a convert to Christianity. It is believed that he wrote thirteen books of the Bible, together called the Pauline epistles. They are letters to churches and Christians. He wrote these letters to encourage them, to help them understand Christian teaching, and to help them to live Christian lives.

Life

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Anti-Christian

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Paul's name was originally Saul (not to be confused with King Saul from the books of Samuel in the Old Testament). He grew up learning both the Jewish law and the Greek ways of discussing things. We are first introduced to Saul in the Bible near the end of Acts 7. The Christian movement had begun with the resurrection and ascension of Jesus. Saul was strongly against this, and he was happy as he watched Saint Stephen, the first martyr of Jesus, being killed by stoning after giving a speech that made the Jewish court angry. He worked for the Roman Government and helped lead the arrests and killing of many Christians in Israel and the nearby area.

Later on, Saul was