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4 days ago · Paul and Ananias: Trusting God’s Plan in the Unknown. “A man named Ananias came to see me. He was a devout observer of the law and highly respected by all the Jews living there. He stood ...
20 hours ago · Paul [a] ( Koinē Greek: Παῦλος, romanized: Paûlos), also named Saul of Tarsus ( Aramaic: ܫܐܘܠ, romanized: Šāʾūl ), commonly known as Paul the Apostle [7] and Saint Paul, [8] was a Christian apostle ( c. 5 – c. 64/65 AD) who spread the teachings of Jesus in the first-century world. [9]
May 17, 2024 · Life. Paul was a Greek -speaking Jew from Asia Minor. His birthplace, Tarsus, was a major city in eastern Cilicia, a region that had been made part of the Roman province of Syria by the time of Paul’s adulthood. Two of the main cities of Syria, Damascus and Antioch, played a prominent part in his life and letters.
- St. Paul is often considered to be the most important person after Jesus in the history of Christianity. His epistles (letters) have had enormous i...
- Of the 27 books in the New Testament, 13 or 14 (an East-West difference) are traditionally attributed to St. Paul. However, only seven of these are...
- The exact details of St. Paul’s death are unknown, but tradition holds that he was beheaded in Rome and thus died as a martyr for his faith. His de...
2 days ago · In Acts 6:8-15, Stephen, one of the seven deacons chosen by the early church, is brought before the Jewish council on charges that he spoke against the temple and the Law of Moses. His speech in Acts 7 recounts Israel's history, demonstrating how the Jewish leaders consistently resisted God and his messengers, even the ultimate Word of God, the ...
May 20, 2024 · The Damascus Events: The 1860 Massacre and the Destruction of the Old Ottoman World by Eugene Rogan Allen Lane £35/Basic Books $33, 400 pages. Christopher de Bellaigue’s most recent book is ...
20 hours ago · Christianity started with Jewish eschatological expectations, and it developed into the worship of Jesus as the result of his earthly ministry, his crucifixion, and the post-crucifixion experiences of his followers. Modern scholars are engaged in an ongoing debate about the proper designation of Jesus' first followers.
May 12, 2024 · Finally, we count the theologians Eusebiusm, John Chrysostom, John of Damascus, Ananias of Damascus, Alcibiades of Apamea, Alexander of Apamea, not counting a certain number of Catholic popes. The ...
