Is the Apostle Paul same the person as King Saul?

Answer 1

No, King Saul and Paul are not the same person. King Saul is from the Old Testament best known as the jealous king who tried to kill David. Paul was first Saul in the New Testament, best known as the man who persecuted Christians, and later became Apostle Paul.

Answer 2

King Saul from the Old Testament Bible is, in fact, the same person as the Apostle Paul from the New Testament Bible, as he changed is life course and became Christian, thus adopting a new name.

Answer:

No; the two lived approximately a thousand years apart. King Saul ruled Israel in the tenth century B.C. Saul of Tarsus (the apostle Paul) lived in the first centuty A.D.

Answer 3

Oh honey, let me break it down for you. The Apostle Paul and King Saul are two different dudes. King Saul was the first king of Israel in the Old Testament, while the Apostle Paul was a big shot in the New Testament who wrote a bunch of letters. So, nope, not the same person. Hope that clears things up for ya!

Answer 4

No, the Apostle Paul and King Saul are not the same person. King Saul was the first king of Israel, who reigned before King David, while the Apostle Paul was a significant figure in early Christianity, known for his missionary journeys and letters in the New Testament. The Apostle Paul was originally known as Saul of Tarsus before his conversion to Christianity.

Answer 5

Oh, dude, no way! The Apostle Paul and King Saul are like totally different people. The Apostle Paul was a key figure in the early Christian church, while King Saul was an Old Testament king of Israel who had a bit of a rough time with David and stuff. So yeah, they're definitely not the same dude.

Answer 6

In a word: Faith.

Acts 7:58 tells us that a young man named 'Saul' watched the coats of those murdering Stephen, and that he approved of the murder (Acts 8:1)
Later, after Saul learned who Jesus was, and understood what he'd done, he repented and started using his Latin name, Paul.
He became the Christian Apostle Paul, recounting his sin against Stephen and the Christian congregation at :Acts 22:20

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Paul's meeting with the risen Christ on the road to Damascus (he was on the way there with the intent to persecute more Christians) was a turning point in his life. Paul, as Saul, was a very learned man, a Pharisee and a pupil of the great Gamaliel. He knew the scriptures inside out. However, his life was turned upside down by this carpenter from Galilee, and, having seen for his own eyes the risen Christ on the Damascus Road, the Christ who everyone claimed had risen from death, he had no real alternative to deny him any longer but, instead, to embrace the Christian message as truth. Paul went on to become one of the greatest apostles, evangelists and theologians the world has ever seen. He founded many churches across the Roman Empire and wrote to them letters of support, encouragement and sometimes chastisement (!). His masterpiece was the Letter to the Romans where Paul sets out the Christian message with amazing clarity and conviction. These letters contained so much profound Christian wisdom and insight, based on his learned upbringing and his faith in Christ, that many were preserved and are still read today Sunday by Sunday in Christian Churches as the bulk of the New Testament is made up of them.

Answer 7

This had really confused me but NO. They are not the same people! As we can see in 1 Chronicles 10: 4-6 King Saul fell on His own sword and died. Paul in the new testament is a different person from King Paul in the old testament.

1 Chronicles 10:4-6

"4.Then Saul said to his armorbearer, “Draw your sword, and thrust me through with it, lest these uncircumcised men come and abuse me.” But his armorbearer would not, for he was greatly afraid. Therefore Saul took a sword and fell on it.

5.And when his armorbearer saw that Saul was dead, he also fell on his sword and died.

6.So Saul and his three sons died, and all his house died together."

NKJV

Answer 8

Yes. Paul's original name was Saul of Tarsus. He changed his name after divine revelation showed him the truth of Christ. Name changing was a common practice back then.

Answer 9

Saul means 'asked for or 'prayed for.

Paul means 'small' or 'humble'.

A better translation into English for Paul is 'least'.

Answer 10

Saul Hebrew Paul Greek