Long form biography of Paul Saul of Tarsus. Born Saul a Jew of the tribe of Benjamin and a Roman citizen Paul began as a zealous persecutor of the early church until a dramatic encounter with the risen Christ on the road to Damascus transformed him into the apostle to the Gentiles. His life after conversion is marked by missionary journeys across Asia Minor Greece and beyond planting churches and strengthening believers. Pauls letters to communities such as Rome Corinth Galatia Ephesus Philippi Colossae and Thessalonica form a substantial portion of the New Testament and articulate theology pastoral practice and ethical instruction. He faced imprisonment hardship and opposition yet continued to preach and write with theological depth and pastoral urgency. Tradition holds that he ministered in Rome and suffered martyrdom there. Pauls legacy is theological formation missionary strategy and the expansion of the gospel to the Gentile world.
Acts 9:3 to 6; Acts 22:6 to 21; Acts 26:12 to 18; Romans;1 Corinthians; Galatians; Ephesians; Philippians; Colossians; 1 Thessalonians