Apostle Paul: Examination and Detail of Who He Was and His Writings
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The apostle Paul was a man who embodied the Christian experience before Christ had even been crucified. Starting out life as Saul the Pharisee, a self-confessed enemy of Christians, Paul had a life-changing experience on the road to Damascus and converted to Christianity, becoming the very picture of how even the most contrary sinner can be changed through an encounter with the Lord (McBirnie, 2008). Once converted, Paul became one of the most committed Christians in Jesus' time, preaching the Gospel and enduring imprisonment at Rome before embarking on missionary journeys (McBirnie, 2008). Paul is credited with writing a number of New Testament books, including Romans, 1st and 2nd Corinthians, Galatians, Ephesians, Philippians, Colossians, 1st and 2nd Thessalonians, 1st and 2nd Timothy, Titus, and Philemon, and some Bible scholars attribute the Book of Hebrews to him (Borean, n.d.). The preoccupation with the supernatural in these books demonstrates that Paul was a mystic in the sense that he was "a human being looking upon the division between earthly and super-earthly, temporal and eternal," a juxtaposition that is of the most intensive import to Christians (Schweitzer, Pelikan, & Montgomer, 1998). When Paul returned to Rome, he was believed to have been taken prisoner, along with the apostle Peter (McBirnie, 2008). Paul was martyred in Rome, when by orders of Emperor Nero, he was beheaded with a sword (McBirnie, 2008).
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ule with justice" ("Philippians Background Information"). Although Jesus of Nazareth was regarded by some as the Messiah, His interpretation of the Law was different from that of the Pharisees, and this, in addition to his claim to being the Son of God, "infuriated many Pharisees," particularly those of the stricter group ("Philippians Background Information"). Saul helped the other Pharisees lead the fight against the Christians in Jerusalem, and "when some were driven out, Saul obtained permission to pursue them to Damascus" ("Philippians Background Information").
Paul's Conversion
For Saul to go from being a dyed-in-the-wool Pharisee in the strict religious tradition, persecuting Christians and most likely participating in their deaths, to becoming a Christian himself, now calling himself "Paul"(all in a day(suggests that he had a supernatural encounter with God that precipitated his remarkable change of heart and identity. According to the Bible, that is indeed what happened, and it all took place according to God's design. As Saul neared Damascus on his journey there to persecute Christians, he was suddenly surrounded by a light from heaven, and he prostrated himself, hearing Jesus say, "Saul, Saul, why persec
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