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For his contributions towards the New Testament, he is generally regarded as one of the most important figures of the Apostolic Age, [8][10] and he also founded several Christian communities in Asia Minor and Europe from the mid-40s to the mid-50s AD. [11]
St. Paul the Apostle (born 4 bce?, Tarsus in Cilicia [now in Turkey]—died c. 62–64 ce, Rome [Italy]) was one of the leaders of the first generation of Christians, often considered to be the most important person after Jesus in the history of Christianity.
It is often claimed that the Founder of Christianity was the apostle Paul – or at least that he was the co-Founder, along with Jesus. The idea behind this claim is that Christianity is not really about the historical Jesus.
A Founder of Christianity. In the last century, scholars have come to appreciate Paul as the actual founder of the religious movement that would become Christianity. Paul was a Diaspora Jew, a member of the party of the Pharisees, who experienced a revelation of the resurrected Jesus.
The Apostle Paul was one of the most influential leaders of the early Christian church. He played a crucial role in spreading the gospel to the Gentiles (non-Jews) during the first century, and his missionary journeys took him all throughout the Roman empire.
Paul, whose original name was Saul, was a Pharisee, proud men not in agreement with Jesus’ teachings. On that trip, Paul was struck blind for three days and waited for one of Jesus’ followers...
49 At the Council of Jerusalem, Paul argues successfully that Gentile Christians need not follow Jewish law; returns to Antioch; confronts Peter over question of Jewish law. 49–52 Second...
Saul was a Pharisee and a murderer who persecuted the church... but a remarkable transformation took place and he became Paul, a significant and influential spiritual leader in the Christian...
Paul describes his own life in Philippians 3:5–6, where he lists seven things ascribed to him or achieved by him: He states that he was “circumcised on the eighth day.” He calls himself “of the people of Israel.” He says he is “of the tribe of Benjamin.” He tells his readers that he is “a Hebrew of Hebrews.”
Paul, in the New Testament known by his Hebrew name Saul until Acts 13:9. We can only sketch the rough outlines of Paul's life from the Bible - from his conversion through his missionary journeys, writings of epistles, and Paul's imprisonment and death.