Following the usual practice of ancient historians, the writers of the New Testament only paid attention to details they condidered important. They did not share our modern obsession with exact dates and chronologies.
Any age would only be a rough guess, but some have suggested he would have been in his early 30's.
I have to agree with the second one. The reason is that a Jewish man was not considered such until he was 30. For example, Jesus did not start his ministry until the age of 30.
After his conversion, Saul of Tarsus, who later became known as the apostle Paul, dedicated his life to preaching the teachings of Jesus Christ. He traveled extensively, establishing churches and spreading the message of Christianity throughout the Roman Empire. He wrote many of the letters, or epistles, that are now part of the New Testament.
Saul was born and raised in Tarsus, a city in the Roman province of Cilicia, which is in modern-day Turkey.
No, Paul of Samosata and Paul Saul of Tarsus are not the same person. Paul of Samosata was a bishop of Antioch in the 3rd century who held unorthodox views on the nature of Jesus, while Paul of Tarsus, known as Saint Paul, was an apostle and early Christian missionary who wrote many of the New Testament letters.
King Saul and Jesus were not contemporaneous: Jesus died about 32 or 33AD but King Saul died about 1010BC. However, Paul the Apostle came from Tarsus and changed his name to 'Saul 'upon his conversion.
The gates of Damascus were guarded by the Jews who were living there during Saul's conversion. They were helping Saul before he became Paul.
Paul was the new name of Saul of Tarsus.
Before his conversion he was known as Saul of Tarsus.
Saul of Tarsus after he had a vision of Christ & a conversion while on the road to Damascus.
Saul began preaching Jesus within days of his conversion. See Acts 9:1-20.
There are three separate accounts of his conversion in the New testament. But it's the same conversion experience being described.
After his conversion, Saul of Tarsus, who later became known as the apostle Paul, dedicated his life to preaching the teachings of Jesus Christ. He traveled extensively, establishing churches and spreading the message of Christianity throughout the Roman Empire. He wrote many of the letters, or epistles, that are now part of the New Testament.
Modern day Turkey .
Tarsus
Saul of Tarsus, later known as the apostle Paul, was a future Christian who watched Stephen being martyred. This event deeply impacted Paul, eventually leading to his conversion to Christianity on the road to Damascus.
Saul was born and raised in Tarsus, a city in the Roman province of Cilicia, which is in modern-day Turkey.
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