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PAUL (Introduction: General (Paul of Tarsus, born 6BCE - 10AD (First…
PAUL
Introduction: General
Paul of Tarsus, born 6BCE - 10AD
First Christian Theologian. A teacher, missionary, writer, leader of early Christian church
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Paul approved of, and participated in the martyrdom of Stephen
On the road to Damascus Paul experienced a spiritual encounter with Jesus which resulted in radical conversion to Christianity
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Established Churches
Context: Roman citizenship enabled him to travel throughout the empire unhindered and gave him the right to fair travel.
Paul travelled throughout the mediterranean establishing churches in places. He build up Christian communities in these towns and encouraged them with their faith and devotion to God or "the way".
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Went on three missions: extensive knowledge of Hebrew scriptures enabled him to answer the peoples questions
Resulted in a dramatic increase in the number of converts to Christianity with Greek-linguistic world.
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