Was paul of tarsus the apostle a Jew or roman and where in the bible can you find the answer?

Answer 1

Paul the apostle of Tarsus was a Jew and not a roman. He was from the Sanhedrin.

Answer:Racially, Saul of Tarsus (the Apostle Paul) was a Jew (see Philippians 3:4, 5), but he was also a Roman citizen.

Acts 22:25-28 - And as they bound him with thongs, Paul said to the centurion who stood by, "Is it lawful for you to scourge a man who is a Roman, and uncondemned?" When the centurion heard that, he went and told the commander, saying, "Take care what you do, for this man is a Roman." Then the commander came and said to him, "Tell me, are you a Roman?" He said, "Yes." The commander answered, "With a large sum I obtained this citizenship." And Paul said, "But I was born a citizen." [NKJV]

Answer 2

Paul by birth was a Jew of the tribe of Benjamin, but was also a Roman citizen. One will see that Mordecai was also a Jew and also from the tribe of Benjamin 20. Esther 2:5

Now there was in the citadel of Susa a Jew of the tribe of Benjamin, named Mordecai son of Jair.

A further understanding would be to look up the the meaning of the word Jew and see that The Hebrew word for Jew, יְהוּדִי, is pronounced [Yehudi, which one will see means " of JUDAH". Since neither Paul nor Mordecai were descendants of Judah, the man, one may realize that being "of Judah" would have to mean being of Judah, the nation, ( or in Greek) of Judea, a Judean. There is a difference between being of the tribe of Judah and of the kingdom of of Judah. This understanding is lost to most religions. They just lump Jews as Israelites and continue the misconceptions.

For the Mormons, Lehi who was a descendant of Manasseh, was a Jew because he lived in Jerusalem, within the kingdom of Judah. Then later, Edom became part of the kingdom of Judah. Although Edomites are not descendants of Jacob, but of Esau, these people are considered to be Jews today. Jews are erroneously alleged to represent all 12 tribes of Israel

Once the kingdom of Judah and Israel separated, The individual kingdoms had their own separate kings and lines of rule showing that Israel and the nation of the Jews were two separate nations.

Jesus and Paul were both Jews, but their religions and beliefs were different from what

Judaism espouses today. This should demonstrate that being a Jew didn't mean your religion, but your nationality.

Answer 3

Paul was a Jew (Hebrew), from a long line of Pharisees(Acts 23:6) born a Roman Citizen (Acts 22:25-28) in Tarsus of Cilicia, and instructed by the famous teacher, Gamaliel (Acts 22:3+4).

Answer 4

Yes, Paul was a Jewish rabbi.