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The Life and Ministry of the Apostle Paul. New Testament: Final Paper- The
Apostle Paul The beginnings of my life are an interesting ...
... Life of Paul The life of the Apostle Paul is a ... over to Macedonia retracing his earlier
ministry through Phillipi ... to go to Jerusalem because his life would be in ...
... WHAT EXPERIENCES HAS GOD BROUGHT INTO YOUR LIFE? ... Did you know that the Apostle Paul
was being prepared for the ministry when he was still hunting down ...
... Primarily, he gave his life for his church, not using ... Lets examine the public ministry
of women in the ... women during worship in the letters of the Apostle Paul. ...
... Primarily, he gave his life for his church, not using ... Lets examine the public ministry
of women in the ... women during worship in the letters of the Apostle Paul. ...
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New Testament: Final Paper- The Apostle Paul
The beginnings of my life are an interesting jumble, and they highlight the cosmopolitan world that was the Roman Empire. I was born in an Asian city now located on the southern coast of Turkey called Tarsus in about the year 10. My parents were Jewish, presumably strict Pharisees. They were also Roman citizens.
It is important to note that even though Judea was within the Roman Empire most Jews were not Roman citizens. Citizenship outside of Italy was an honor reserved for people who made great contributions to the Empire. Thus, we may presume that my mother and father were people of influence and perhaps even moderate wealth.
At the age of fourteen, I was sent to Jerusalem to train to be a Rabbi. My teacher was a prominent man named Gamaliel. Rabbis, at the time, were also taught another trade. The idea was to keep teachers from becoming a burden on society. They also wanted to have something to fall back on during hard times. Over the years I was trained to be a tent-maker.
As time went on I grew to be a man of firm convictions and fiery temperament. I always acted on my beliefs. Thus, when I was confronted with what I understood to be a heresy to Judaism, I worked with all my might to quell it. This heresy would one day come to be known as Christianity and at that time I, referred to then as Saul of Tarsus, was among the foremost of its persecutors.
I held a man's coat at the stoning of Stephen, and though I did not participate, I encouraged the violent act that destroyed the first of the martyrs. Then I participated in a general persecution including, "going from house to house, he dragged out the believers, both men and women and threw them into jail." It is shameful for me now to speak of. So much damage was done.
Then I undertook a mission to Damascus. There I intended to continue attacking Christians. However, on the way, I had a vision. This vision is...
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