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May 17, 2024 · St. Paul the Apostle (born 4 bce?, Tarsus in Cilicia [now in Turkey]—died c. 62–64 ce, Rome [Italy]) was one of the leaders of the first generation of Christians, often considered to be the most important person after Jesus in the history of Christianity.
Paul (Koinē Greek: Παῦλος, romanized: Paûlos), also named Saul of Tarsus (Aramaic: ܫܐܘܠ, romanized: Šāʾūl), commonly known as Paul the Apostle and Saint Paul, was a Christian apostle (c. 5 – c. 64/65 AD) who spread the teachings of Jesus in the first-century world.
Early life. St Paul, also known as Saul, ethnically was Jewish, coming from a devout Jewish family. He was also born a Roman Citizen in Tarsus, Cilicia, South Turkey. He grew up in Jerusalem and was brought up by Gamaliel, a leading authority in the Jewish religious establishment (Sanhedrin).
- John G. Gager, Who Made Early Christianity? The Jewish Lives of the Apostle Paul (New York: Princeton University Press, 2015), 17.
- This has been the approach of some biographies of Paul aimed at popular audiences, such as A. N. Wilson, Paul: The Mind of the Apostle (New York: W. W. Norton, 1997); and Hyam Maccoby, The Mythmaker: Paul and the Invention of Christianity (New York: Harper and Row, 1986); however the origin of the idea goes back to F. C. Baur, in particular, Paul: The Apostle of Jesus Christ: His Life and Works, His Epistles and Teachings (London: Williams and Norgate, 1845).
- Daniel Boyarin, A Radical Jew: Paul and the Politics of Identity (Berkeley: University of California Press, 1994).
- For Paul’s early education, see Jerome Murphy-O’Connor, Paul: A Critical Life (Oxford: Clarendon Press, 1996), 46–51.
Saint Paul, orig. Saul, (born ad 10?, Tarsus in Cilicia—died 67?, Rome), Early Christian missionary and theologian, known as the Apostle to the Gentiles. Born a Jew in Tarsus, Asia Minor, he was trained as a rabbi but earned his living as a tentmaker.
A Brief Look at St. Paul’s Life and Teachings. Printer Friendly. Who he was. A Jewish Pharisee (Phil 3:5-6; Gal 1:14; 2 Cor 11:22) who believed in the strict observance of God’s Law both for himself and for all believing Jews. Why he became a Christian. Journeying to Damascus Paul had an encounter with the risen Christ (Acts 9: 1-19).
