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1 His Life and His Times

2 The Acts of the Apostles (Acts 9; 13-28) The Letters of Paul (Philippians 3:4b-8) Early Christian Sources Eusebius, Clement and Jerome The silence of Josephus

3 Born in Tarsus (5 10 A. D.) Born an Israelite of the tribe of Benjamin A Hebrew born of the Hebrews Trained in the Law as a strict Pharisee blameless Held Roman citizenship Learned and practiced the craft of tentmaking

4 Jerome s Famous Men Born in Gischala of the Galilee Rome defeated the Zealots led by John of Gischala Roman policy of selling vanquished inhabitants as slaves in order to pay for campaigns Parents sold as slaves in Tarsus

5 Resided in Jerusalem Served in the Sanhedrin? Considered rising star among Pharisees Convinced doing God s will in persecuting the Jesus Movement

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7 Driven by zeal the entire 130 miles Blinded by a light nearing Damascus Heard a voice calling Saul, Saul, why Led by companions into the city Healed through the visit of Ananias Baptized and called to the Gentile mission Proclaimed Jesus as the Messiah Confounded the Jews in the synagogues

8 Divided Paul s life into two parts: pre-damascus and post-damascus Paul Yet debated whether it should be called a conversion? Defined most often as the change people experience when they move from a life lived apart from God to a life lived in relationship with God

9 Devoted to the same God before and after his revelation Stated time and again in his letters that Jesus Christ is the fullest revelation of the God of Israel Entire life governed by an attempt to be righteous before God

10 Who God is God who sends His Son, Jesus Christ How God relates Relationship now based on grace, love and freedom What God calls Paul to do Called to proclaim Christ rather than persecute Christians

11 Speaks for many of us Changed radically as Paul Called to new life Set apart for service

12 Vision was that of the Risen Lord (last of the resurrection appearances) Radically changed from persecutor of the new faith to proclaimer of the gospel Set apart before birth for this ministry to Gentiles Gospel was grounded in personal revelation Chief of sinners forever the example of God s life-changing power

13 36-39 A. D Events and chronology differ in Acts and the Letters Traveled to Arabia, perhaps Nabataea Processed the gospel revealed to him and his call Witnessed to Jesus in Arabia without success

14 Returned to Damascus briefly Escaped to Jerusalem (39 A. D.) Met with Peter and other disciples Doubted Paul s conversion Defended by Barnabas and embraced by Church

15 Driven from Jerusalem by the Hellenists Returned to Tarsus for an indefinite period (39 45) Ministered in local synagogues Sought out by Barnabas for work in Antioch Syria

16 Mother Church of Christians Providing Church for the Jerusalem faithful (offering) Sending Church to the Gentiles

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18 Diaspora Jew who knew the Gentile world Traveled well and fearlessly Trained in the Law as a Pharisee Spoke three languages and skilled in rhetoric Roman citizen Experienced sinner Knew the pagan religions Transformed witness

19 a man small in size, bald-headed, bandy-legged, well built, with eyebrows meeting, rather long-nosed, full of grace - Early Christian Source

20 Depending on one s source Can be either appealing or appalling Physically unimpressive Lacked eloquence as a speaker Upstart who wrongly called himself an apostle

21 Thomas Jefferson: First corrupter of the doctrines of Jesus Negative attitude from the difficulty of reading and understanding Paul s letters Seen as arrogant, manipulative, and harsh Considered wrong on the issues of slavery, the submission of women and political authority

22 Apart from Jesus, most significant figure in the Christian movement Wrote one-third of the New Testament Physically no weakling (2 Corinthians 11:22-28) Served hard time for five and one-half years Over 35 years, traveled 13,000 miles Both tender and demanding as a father or as a nurse Deeply embedded in his place and time and at the same time, a vision so much bigger than his place and time (Susan Briehl)

23 Marcus Borg and John Dominic Crossan: Admirers of The First Paul Vision of life in Christ remarkably faithful to the message and vision of Jesus Himself Meeting this Paul will be like meeting Paul again for the first time

24 Here we are traveling together in the footsteps of Paul albeit in greater comfort Consider those who were profoundly inspired by Paul: Augustine, Luther, Calvin, Wesley, and Barth Then there are two billion today who call themselves Christian in large measure due to St. Paul

25 O God, who by the preaching of thine apostle Paul, hast caused the light of the Gospel to shine throughout the world: Grant we beseech thee, that we, having his wonderful conversion in remembrance, may show forth our thankfulness unto thee for the same by following the holy doctrine which he taught; through Jesus Christ our Lord, who liveth and reigneth with thee, in the unity of the Holy Spirit, one God, now and for ever. Amen - The Book of Common Prayer

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