Who was Paul?
Between the years 37AD and 57AD (approximately), a Jew named Saul (his Hebrew name) or Paul (his Latinised name) travelled around the northeastern Mediterranean preaching Christianity. He had been born 500 miles north of Jerusalem in Tarsus, to a father who was (supposedly) a Roman citizen, and he was (supposedly) trained as a Pharisee. He was converted to belief in Christ on the road to Damascus, where he had (supposedly) been sent by Jerusalem’s high priest, to persecute the new Christian community there. bios: KJV-Acts, tables, Cath, PBS, Grant He may have been distantly related to the Herods: [info] Seven of the New Testament letters that are attributed to Paul are likely really his: 1 Thessalonians, Galatians, 1 Corinthians, 2 Corinthians, Romans, Philippians, and Philemon. [analysis] Paul’s approach to Christianity is so divergent from the Common Sayings Tradition (above) that his ‘mission’ is highly controversial.
