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Paul
The Person

INTRODUCTION
• SAUL • PAUL

• Semitic • Greek/Roman
• First king of Ancient Israel • Roman convert from Cyprus
• In Hebrew means 'asked' (of • In Latin means 'Little' or 'Small'
God or Yahweh)

• No facts that name was assumed on conversion

• Little/ small nothing to do with stature
• Double barrel names Acts 1:23, 10:18, 13:1

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Tarsus
centre of culture,
philosophy and
education

CHRONOLOGY - Childhood
• Born as a Jew in Cilicia in Tarsus
• Year AD 10 – Acts 22:28
• Roman citizen (inherited from father)
• Circumcised on the eight day (Phil 3:5)
• Earliest education from home- Father instructor
• Age of six - attended synagogue school
• Educated at Jerusalem by Rabbi Gamaliel (Acts 22:3)

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Learned 2 professions from father – tent making, leather work Acts

18:3

These supported his mission (1Thess 2:9; 1 Cor 9:6)

Languages: Aramaic and Greek

CHRONOLOG During conversion - Paul was a rabbi, (age 40+ &and married)
(Youth)
Man of small stature, bald head and crooked legs

Paul talks about himself ( 2Cor 10:10, 2Cor 12:7, Gal 4:13, 15, Gal
6:11) – Malaria, eye trouble, migraine headaches

Had the strength to overcome physical obstacles (2Cor 11:24-28)

CHRONOLOGY
(Before PERSECUTOR OF LAID WASTE PERSECUTED
Conversion) CHRISTIANS CHURCH (ACTS
8:3)
FOREIGNERS
(ACTS 26:11)

EXTRADITED PROSECUTED ANGERED DID NOT

CHRISTIAN (ACTS CHURCH (GAL1:13, LIVE BY THE LAW
9:1-2, 22:5) 23, 1COR 15:9) (GAL 1:14)

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CHRONOLOGY – Paul's Conversion

Luke's account of
Acts 9: 3-19; 22:6- Gal 1:10 Became
Paul's conversion – Gal 1:16 Damascus
16; 26: 12-18 servant of God
3 times

Main elements – 1.
1 Cor 9:16 Conversion a call
Revelation of Jesus as God's
Preaching Gospel narrative- similar
son. 2. Commissioned to
of Christ to prophets
preach to Gentiles.

The Conversion of St. Paul

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• 30 AD • Arrival at Jerusalem
• 31-34 AD • Journey to Damascus and
Arabia
CHRONOLOGY • 34-35 AD • Conversion
(Paul’s • 37 AD • Visit to Jerusalem(Gal 1:18-
Mission) 20) meets Cephas and
James
• 46-49 AD • Mission I – Acts 13:3-14:28

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CHRONOLOGY- Mission 1
• Syria(Gal1:21)
• Cyprus
• Central Asia Minor
• Lystra (Act 14:19)
• North Galatia
• Macedonia (1Thes1:2-3:10)
• Achaea
• Antioch

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CHRONOLOGY
(Council visit AD 49)

At Antioch Issue – Gentiles Dispute Gal 2:1-10 Paul,

elders of church converts need between Paul Barnabas and
send Barnabas to be and Barnabas Titus to
and Saul to circumcised Jerusalem
preach

Leaders of No circumcision
Jerusalem required to
church – Peter, attain salvation
James, John

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CHRONOLOGY PETER AND PAUL

GO TO ANTIOCH
PETER EATS WITH
GENTILES
JEWISH CONVERTS
CRITICISE
(Antioch
Incident AD
49)
PETER SEPARATES PAUL CRITICISES NOT WALKING AS
HIMSELF, SO DOES PETER BEHAVIOUR PER THE TRUTH IN
BARNABAS GAL 2:11-12 THE GOSPEL

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• Phillipi Acts 16:12

• Corinth – within
months

CHRONOLOGY- Mission II AD
50-52

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Philippi

Ephesus

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CHRONOLOGY – Last Journey

• At Jerusalem – accused of advocating Mosiac law – drag out of temple and try to
kill him
• Saved by a Roman, under protective arrest for 2 yrs Acts 22:17-27
• Appeals to Caesar for journey to Rome AD 60
• Escorted by Roman centurion to sail, ship wrecked Acts 27:39-28:1
• Under house arrest for two years at Rome
• Writes letter to Philemon, Colossians and Ephesians

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Preaches from Jerusalem to Rome

symbolising "the end of the earth"

CHRONOLOGY-
End of Paul's Paul's undergoes second imprisonment in
Life Rome

Martyred under the reign of Nero aged 67

He is said to be buried on the Via

Ostenesis near the site of the modern
basilica of San Paolo Fuori let Mural.

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