Who is the apostle Paul?

Answer 1

His life is not good. he has absolutely no mates. he will end up in a cage with no air so he will suffocate to death. he so a psychologist who is thick just like he is. he is a born failure he has never had mates since he was born.

Answer 2

Paul was:

- first called Saul in The Bible (Acts)

- the Saul that watched the stoning of Stephen (one of Jesus' disciples) (Acts 7:58)

- one that was persecuting the church before he was saved (Acts 7:58- 9:31)

- Saul was also called Paul (see Acts 13:9)

Paul was a man who very faithfully spread the word of God throughout the nations.

(Separate answer)

Paul (Saul of Tarsus) was a pharisee who was at times a chief scribe for Annus and perhaps Caiphus. He persecuted the people of the New Jewish /Christian movement violently, by his own admission. He supposedly had a miraculous conversion on the road to Damascus, in Syria, where he saw and spoke to Jesus. After this he began to preach the gospel throughout Greece, Turkey and much of the Empire.

There is much controversy around the story and the man. James brother of Jesus) and Peter both agreed his ministry might work well for the polytheistic Greeks, but they also both believed many of Paul's teachings, like faith without works, were contrary to Jesus' teachings. In Peter and James writings they quite often contradict things written by Paul to the various churches and in Acts, they both have accounted disagreements with him.

It is now widely considered that about half of the writings attributed to Paul, may have been written by someone else because of Paul's contradictions with his own teachings. Also the contradictions of Paul may be explained by the fact that he gave certain instructions to one church at one time and different ones to another because of any particular issues unique to that church. in any case, most of the writings of Paul were geared to only those churches and only that time period and not for the ages.

Other than Paul's own claim that he was commissioned by Jesus, there is no proof at all that he was. Whereas there was proof in the form of many witnesses that he left the ministry to primarily Peter and secondarily to his younger brother, James.

Additional material

In addition to the above there are also actually some good points about Paul that may balance out the (almost!) character assassination above. Whereas all of the above is absolutely true, one must never forget that Paul was also a very learned man in theology - taught by the great Gamaliel, despite being a common tradesman - a tent maker - by profession. He was instrumental in founding many churches across the Roman Empire thanks to several missionary journeys where he was attacked, imprisoned, beaten up and even shipwrecked. His letters to the churches that he founded (and some that he didn't found) are still held up as masterpieces of theology, teaching, encouragement and sometimes chastisement despite there being (very very few) inconsistencies across some of the letters - inconsistencies that some scholars have put down to Paul maturing in his theology in later years or in adapting his theology to suit particular societies at particular times.

Paul suffered a great deal for his faith, suffering even to the point of execution in Rome (by beheading with a sword rather than crucifixion as he was a Roman citizen as well as a Jew). Therefore his conversion on the Damascus Road was not, as a result, a 'supposed' meeting with Christ, but the evidence points to a real, life-changing experience that affected Paul so much that he gave up everything - his livelihood, his standing in society, his Jewishness, his friends and colleagues, his freedom and even his life in order that his Lord should be honoured and followed.

Answer 3

Paul was not a disciple. He was a Jewish Pharisee who persecuted Christians until his conversionon the road to Damscus. You can read the story in Acts 9, but be aware that Paul was also called by his Greek name, Saul. "Saul" and "Paul" are the same person.

Answer 4

The Apostle Paul was born in Tarsus of Hebrew descent. He was of the Benjamite tribe, born a Roman citizen. He worked as a tent-maker, and he was passionate about persecuting Christians. The first time he is seen in the Bible is when Stephen was being stoned to death. He protected the coats of the men who were stoning Stephen.

Saul followed and deeply believed the teachings of the Pharisees, and he was their mobile persecutor. It was while he was on one of his persecutions that he was converted. Saul was on his way to Damascus, when he suddenly saw a bright light. He also hears a voice that is Jesus asking him, "Saul, why do you persecute my people?" Saul soon discovers that he is blind, and his friends help him the rest of the way to Damascus. While Saul is in Damascus, God tells Ananias to go to Saul to tell him about Jesus. Through Ananias, God tells Saul to take the message to the Gentiles. Saul's blindness is healed, and he is baptized. Saul soon turns from a Christian-hater to a Christian-maker. Paul spent the next ten years in and around Tarsus evangelizing the Gentiles through the message of Jesus Christ. At the end of Paul's evangelizing in Tarsus, Barnabus invited Paul to help him strengthen a church in Antioch. Soon after, the church of Antioch sent Paul and Barnabus out on a missionary journey throughout Asia Minor, and many converts were reached. The first two families reached were Lydia's family and the jailor's family. Paul later visited Jerusalem and was attacked by a mob. He was rescued by a group of Roman soldiers and was kept in the governor's headquarters. He was later put under house arrest for the next two years. The arrest was supposed to hinder his message, but it helped Paul's message grow even greater in power. He wrote four books while under house arrest, and he saw many friends and guests during this time, which he encouraged greatly.

There is little information on Paul after his house arrest besides the books he had written, and Paul never comes up in the Bible again. Tradition states that he was beheaded as a Roman citizen during Nero's rule, and was laid to rest at what is now St. Paul's Basilica.

Paul was one of the most influential writers of the New Testament, and he wrote over half of the New Testament books. His letters helped grow and strengthen churches all over the known world at that time, and he helped establish many churches.

Paul's message could be summarized with these four main themes of his message.

True religion is not a matter of rules and regulations.

In Christ, men and women have come of age.

People matter more than things, principles, and causes

Discrimination based on religion, race, class, or sex is an offence against God and humanity alike.

ANSWER:

The Apostle Paul was not one one of the 12 apostles/disciples: Matthew 10:1-10 and Acts 1:21-26.

The Apostle Paul is the Apostle of and to the gentiles; our Apostle. He is a distinct Apostle, and he was the first member of the church which is the body of Christ, so the body of Christ started in Acts 9, when he was saved. Paul didn't start it, God did.

1 Timothy 1:15-16

15 This is a faithful saying, and worthy of all acceptation, that Christ Jesus came into the world to save sinners; of whom I am chief.

16 Howbeit for this cause I obtained mercy, that IN ME FIRST Jesus Christ might shew forth all longsuffering, for a pattern to them which should hereafter believe on him to life everlasting.
In Acts 8, it says that Saul (Paul's former name) was a prosecutor of Jesus' followers. After the event of his conversion (chapter 9) he became an apostle and taught the Gospel. He sent several letters to the different churches in Asia helping them through struggles in their Christian life. (Romans, Corinthians 1&2, Ephesians Galatians, etc.)

Answer 5

He was a very complicated, inspired, and determined man. Paul lived, worked, thought and wrote within a complex and multiply integrated world of Second Temple Judaism, Greek and Hellenistic culture, and the Caesar cult. And since his conversion, he belonged to the family of the Messiah, to the people of God he referred to as the ekklesia, "the called out ones". For Paul, to be in the Messiah, to belong to the Messiah's body, meant embracing an identity rooted in Judaism, lived out in the Hellenistic world, and placing a counter claim against Caesar's aspiration to world domination.

Answer 6

He was a missionary in the new testament. he traveled three missionary journeys.

Answer 7

Saul of Tarsus, a persecutor of Christians.(Acts 9:1-22; 22:6-21; 26:12-23; 13:9)

Answer 8

He was from Tarsus

Answer 9

Acts