The Apostle Paul
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Paul (also called Saul -Acts 13:9) was born in
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Paul was trained as a Pharisee under the tutelage of the great
teacher Gamaliel (Acts
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At one time Paul persecuted Christians because he viewed them as
enemies of Judaism (Acts 8:1-3)
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Paul experienced a dramatic conversion to Christianity when
confronted by the risen Christ on the road to
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After his conversion, Paul made three missionary journeys in about
a ten year period (A.D. 47 - A.D 58) - preaching the gospel and establishing
churches throughout the Mediterranean area (Acts 13-23).
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Paul wrote 13 of the 27
books of the New Testament - all of which were written as letters to various
Christians and/or Christian churches.
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Tradition has it that Paul died a martyr after a second Roman
imprisonment in around A.D. 65.