Because if Jesus did not rise from the dead - then he did not return to send Paul on the 'road to Damascus' - this is why it is so important. No Resurrection = No commission = No Christianity!
St. Paul traveled to spread the teachings of Christianity and to attract converts.St. Paul traveled to spread the teachings of Christianity and to attract converts.St. Paul traveled to spread the teachings of Christianity and to attract converts.St. Paul traveled to spread the teachings of Christianity and to attract converts.St. Paul traveled to spread the teachings of Christianity and to attract converts.St. Paul traveled to spread the teachings of Christianity and to attract converts.St. Paul traveled to spread the teachings of Christianity and to attract converts.St. Paul traveled to spread the teachings of Christianity and to attract converts.St. Paul traveled to spread the teachings of Christianity and to attract converts.
You need to specify what is is that we need to compare the rise of Christianity in the Roman Empire to.
I think defined not redefined, because that was just the beginning of Christianity so Paul was defining what Christianity is.
Paul A. Laughlin has written: 'Remedial Christianity' -- subject(s): Christianity
The apostle responsible for spreading Christianity among the Jews was Paul.
Christianity.
Paul
the Apostle Paul
Paul was the man who turned from a fanatical persecutor to a devoted servant of Jesus Christ and a great missionary and writer. He ended up writing a large portion of the New Testament in the form of letters, as well as being the 'Apostle to the Gentiles.'
Who is the proper founder of Christianity? 'Apostle' Paul of Tarsus.
Paul is probably responsible for the spread of Christianity, after Jesus himself, of course. But without Paul or someone like him, Christianity may have remained an obscure cult of Judaism.