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World in front of the text

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World Of The text

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World behind the Text

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Sauls Conversion

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St Paul's Epistles

After St Paul finished his three missionary journeys, he began writing fourteen epistles. These epistles had mixed messages throughout, beginning with Paul’s hatred for Christians to spreading the word of Jesus. Though, Paul covers five consistent themes in the epistles which include:

-       The Cross and Christ’s Death

-       The Resurrection of the Body

-       Righteousness and Salvation

-       Hope and Joy

-       The Christian Community and the Body of Christ

The main message in all of his letters after his conversion is; to follow God, all you have to do is obey His commands. These letters still guide and inspire Christians across the world today.

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Paul faced many cultural challenges whilst he preached the word of Jesus on his three journeys. Paul mainly struggled with the conflict that he faced with Jews regarding circumcision. As Paul preached, he spoke about not needing to be circumcised as everyone should have their own beliefs and not have to perform such acts to show their worth to God (Galatians 5:6). The Jews however, believed that all males must be circumcised as it was a ritual throughout older generations. In the epistles, Paul explains that everyone should love each other no matter what religion they believe in or their rituals (Galatians 5:14). He also states that if you fulfil the Fruits of the Spirit and carry each other’s burdens, you will satisfy Christ’s law and therefore will make him happy (Galatians 6:2).

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In one of Paul’s Epistles to the Philippians (Philippians 2:1-5), he explains the Fruits of the Spirit and how you must value others above yourself and do nothing out of selfish thoughts. Doing this will result in Christ being happy with you. This can be displayed today by allowing someone to go before you in the grocery store when they have fewer items than you do or holding the door open for someone else. This world has many cruel people in it and you can help change the world by having the same mindset as Jesus Christ and St Paul in relationships and daily life.

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Rome was conquering many parts of the world during 33 CE under the influence of several powerful emperors. The empire was extremely wealthy with a zealous and army which gave them an advantage over other regions. The Roman empire began in Italy and spread across Europe reaching Armenia and Britannia. The empire was divided into two parts, western and eastern civilisations. Greek and Aramaic were the main languages spoken during this time, however, legal documents were signed and recorded in Latin. Jews, Gentiles, and Egyptians lived in the Roman Empire and were an accepted part of society. People and goods were transported by using the main roads that were built by the Romans. Building roads offered work to slaves and boosted the economy.

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St Paul’s second missionary journey lasted for three years from 49 AD to 52 AD. Paul wanted to go back and visit the brothers in all the towns where he had previously preached the Word of the Lord to see how they are doing (Acts 15:36). Paul and Mark were arguing at the time, so Paul chose Silas who he had not travelled with before. They embarked on their journey starting in Troas, where Paul received a vision calling him to Macedonia (Acts 16:9-40, 17:1-14). Paul and Silas journeyed over to Macedonia and began preaching. Many were aggravated by this and Paul was put in jail. Later, the pair were receiving death threats so they went to Athens to escape. Paul and his partner went to Corinth for a year. After successfully spreading the word of Christ to Jews and Romans, Paul went to Ephesus, then onto Jerusalem to observe Pentecost as it was something Paul had not seen before (Acts 18:18-21). After this, Paul and Silas went to Caesarea to visit a Church then travelled back to Syrian Antioch (Acts 18:21-22).

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Saul of Tarsus was a man who followed Jewish traits and traditions alongside having a Jewish education. Saul hated Christians and was sent on a journey to find them then arrest and persecute them. During his journey, Saul was visited by a bright light who helped change his opinion on Christianity. Saul became an accepting man who was dedicated to Christian values and spreading the word of Jesus Christ. This was significant as Saul previously hated the Christians. He spent the rest of his life preaching the Gospel and displaying the Christian values.