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No; Paul was a Pharisee. See Philippians 3:5.
Paul was speaking of himself when he wrote, in Philippians 3:5 - circumcised the eighth day, of the stock of Israel, of the tribe of Benjamin, a Hebrew of the Hebrews; concerning the law, a Pharisee; [NKJV]
The teacher mentioned in Acts 22:3 as instructing St. Paul in Jerusalem is Gamaliel. He was a respected Pharisee and member of the Sanhedrin.
St. Paul studied under the famous Jewish teacher Gamaliel. Gamaliel was a highly respected Pharisee and member of the Sanhedrin, known for his wisdom and influence in Jewish religious teachings.
Based on the stories about Jesus in the Christian Bible, there are elements of both the Pharisee and Sadducee in his remarks and actions.
Gamaliel, a prominent Pharisee and a member of the Sanhedrin, is traditionally believed to have been a mentor to Saul of Tarsus, who later became known as the Apostle Paul. While there is no specific mission explicitly assigned to Saul by Gamaliel in the biblical texts, Saul's early zeal for persecuting Christians can be seen as a reflection of the broader Jewish leadership's efforts to suppress what they viewed as a heretical movement. Gamaliel himself, however, advocated for a more cautious approach towards the apostles, suggesting that if their movement was of human origin, it would fail, but if it was from God, it could not be stopped.
Acts:5:34: Then stood there up one in the council, a Pharisee, named Gamaliel, a doctor of the law, had in reputation among all the people, and commanded to put the apostles forth a little space;Acts:22:3: I am verily a man which am a Jew, born in Tarsus, a city in Cilicia, yet brought up in this city at the feet of Gamaliel, and taught according to the perfect manner of the law of the fathers, and was zealous toward God, as ye all are this day.
To be honest I think it was more of a case of 'Why Did The Sadducee's Not get on with Jesus?' Or is it the same thing??
The three different political parties in Jesus' time were the Pharisees, the Scribes, and the Sadducees. The Sadducees were less aggressive to Jesus until later on. The Pharisees, however, were more aggressive.
Gamaliel King was born in 1795.
Gamaliel King died in 1875.
Gamaliel Churata was born in 1897.