Life And Teachings Of Apostle Paul

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Jennifer Miles Religion 152-online March 12, 2009 Life and teachings of Apostle Paul Paul’s Life (text mostly in Book of Acts) Family 1. Father, a Pharisee 2. A Pharisee, Acts 23:6 3. A Roman citizen. Ch 22:25-28 4. Mother unknown 5. Sister lived in Jerusalem. Ch 23:16 6. Her son aided Paul. Chapter 23:16 Childhood 1. A Benjamite 2. Born in Tarsus Ch. 22:3 Education 1. Learned tent making. Ch. 18:3 2. Studied with Gamaliel. Ch. 22:3 Young Manhood 1. Was an Arch Persecutor. Ch. 9:1-3; 22:4 2. Was present at Stephen’s Stoning. Ch. 7:58 3. Kept the law. Ch. 26:5 His conversion 1. Near Damascus. Ch. 9:3 2. Saw a great light. Ch. 22:6 3. Saul was blinded. Ch. 9:8 4. Christ Rebuke Ch. 22:7,8 5. Saul’s reply Ch. 9:6 6. Was led to Damascus Ch. 22:11 7. Fasted and Prayed Ch. 9:9-11 8. Ananias sent to him Ch. 9:11-12 9. Was Baptized Ch 9:18 After Conversion 1. Preached in Damascus Ch. 9:20 2. Goes to Arabia. Ga.1:17 3. Returns to Damascus Ga. 1:17 4. Visits Jerusalem Ga.1:18 5. Is suspicion by the church. Acts 9:26 6. Is befriended by Barnabas Ch. 9:27 7. Jews persecuted him Ch. 9:29 8. A vision commands his departure Ch. 22:17,18 9. Goes to Tarsus. Ch. 9:30 10. Barnabas brings him to Antioch. Ch. 11:25-26 11. Work at Antioch. Ch. 11:26 Born Saul his name changed to Paul after conversion. From birth until his appearance in Jerusalem as a persecutor of Christians there is little information concerning his life. Although of the tribe of Benjamin and a zealous member of the Pharisee party he was born in Tarsus a Roman citizen. Jerome cites a tradition that Paul’s forbears were from Galilee. It is not certain whether they migrated to Tarsus for commercial reasons or were colonized by a Syrian ruler. That they were citizens suggests that they had resided there for some time. Sir William Ramsay and others have shown us that

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