Saul, a devout Jew and Pharisee (the Jewish sect best characterized by their pursuit of "religious correctness"), was of the opinion that Jesus was just another false Messiah, like others who had come along before Him (see Acts 5:36-39).
As harsh as Saul's persecution was, he carried it out with all good conscience (Acts 23:1), fully believing that he was doing God's will. In his own words:
Acts 22:3-5 - "I am indeed a Jew, born in Tarsus of Cilicia, but brought up in this city at the feet of Gamaliel, taught according to the strictness of our fathers' law, and was zealous toward God as you all are today. I persecuted this Way to the death, binding and delivering into prisons both men and women, as also the high priest bears me witness, and all the council of the elders, from whom I also received letters to the brethren, and went to Damascus to bring in chains even those who were there to Jerusalem to be punished."
Acts 26:9-11 - "Indeed, I myself thought I must do many things contrary to the name of Jesus of Nazareth. This I also did in Jerusalem, and many of the saints I shut up in prison, having received authority from the chief priests; and when they were put to death, I cast my vote against them. And I punished them often in every synagogue and compelled them to blaspheme; and being exceedingly enraged against them, I persecuted them even to foreign cities."
Following his conversion, Paul expressed profound regret for the damage he had once done to the church, and worked all the harder toward its benefit (1 Corinthians 15:9, 10).
[Quotes from NKJV]
Paul, formerly Saul of Tarsus, is known as the 13th Apostle.
Saul of Tarsus who was renamed Paul...he was a lawyer who studied under the renowned Gamaliel.
The scriptures do not give the name of Saul's father. It does however reveal to us that as Saul was of the tribe of Benjamin, one of the only two tribes left after the other ten tribes were dispersed, ergo, Saul's father was of the same tribe. Some scholars say that Saul's father is Kish.
Paul, who was formerly called Saul. He was from Tarsus. He wrote 13 letters to different churches; those letters are called epistles.
Saul being a Pharisee was probably married knowing that to be a Pharisee it was important to be married and believe in family, however, this is not a prov-en fact. And whether or not Paul would have had any children is unlikely noting that there is no reference to any of his children or lineage documented at all.
The question refers to Saul of Tarsus, also called the Apostle Paul, and his conversion as described in Acts 9.
If you mean in the Bible, that was Paul, previously known as Saul of Tarsus. Saul was a fervent persecutor of Christians, but on the road to Damascus, God apparently struck him blind and spoke to him. After that, he became a believer, and within several days, he got his sight back.
Modern day Turkey .
Tarsus
Paul was the new name of Saul of Tarsus.
Saul was born and raised in Tarsus, a city in the Roman province of Cilicia, which is in modern-day Turkey.
yes
Yes
If you ask on Saul the apostle then it is Tarsus , in Asia Minor today's Turkey.
Saint Paul was formerly known as Saul of Tarsus.
SAul of Tarsus?
Saul also known as Paul