When and how did the apostle Paul die?

Answer 1

Christian traditions love a martyr's death, and Paul is traditionally held to have been martyred in Rome in the mid-60s of the first century. However, Clement of Rome, writing around 95 CE, seems to have believed that Paul went to Spain and might have died there. We do not know the year Paul died.

Answer 2

A:We do not really know how or where Paul died. Certainly it seems likely that he was taken as a prisoner to Rome, so it is possible that he died there. If there was a trial in Rome, we do not really know whether he was acquitted, executed or otherwise punished. Clement of Rome, writing around 95 CE (1 Clement), seems to have believed that Paul finally went to the west (Spain) and spent his last years there. A tradition that arose later in the second century is that Paul was executed on the orders of Emperor Nero in the mid-60s of the first century.

Answer 3

AnswerWe do not know when, where or even how Paul died, although a second-century Christian tradition claims that he was martyred in Rome by Emperor Nero in the mid-60s of the first century. Against this, Clement of Rome writing around 95 CE, spoke in general terms of Paul, and seems to have been unaware that he died in Rome, believing that he ended his days in the 'west' (Spain).

The Epistle to the Galatians suggests that Paul had already been a Christian missionary for at least 18 to 20 years before he wrote that epistle. The other epistles and the evidence of Clement suggest that he was a relatively old man for the times, at the time of his death, whether in Spain or elsewhere.

Answer 4

A:We have no eyewitness account for the death of Paul, so can not say whether he was killed or died of natural causes. The earliest, and perhaps most reliable, testimony of his death was written by Clement of Rome around 95 CE, but even this is not first hand and Clement might have been relying on incorrect information when he says that Paul was died in the farthest bounds of the west (Spain):

1 Clement 5:5-6: "By reason of jealousy and strife Paul by his example pointed out the prize of patient endurance. After that he had been seven times in bonds, had been driven into exile, had been stoned, had preached in the East and in the West, he won the noble renown which was the reward of his faith, having taught righteousness unto the whole world and having reached the farthest bounds of the West; and when he had borne his testimony before the rulers, so he departed from the world and went unto the holy place, having been found a notable pattern of patient endurance."

Answer 5

The Apostle Paul is believed to have been martyred in Rome around AD 64 or 67 during the persecution of Christians under Emperor Nero. He was likely beheaded, as he was a Roman citizen and execution by beheading was reserved for citizens.

Answer 6

The Bible not specifically say how the apostle Paul died. It is believed he was beheaded by the Romans in 68 AD.