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St. Paul was born in Tarsus, in his youth, he believed he was better than the followers of Jesus and began to persecute them. He would throw rocks at them, beat them, and send some to jail. One day, while Paul was on his way to Damascus, he was struck down by a bright light and God told him to stop hurting Christians. Paul was blind for three days, and when he could finally see again, he wanted to become closer to god. He fasted and prayed for long periods of time until he was ready to begin preaching about Jesus. Some people, however, didn’t want to hear about it, so they threw rocks at him, sent him to prison and even tried to kill him. But this didn’t stop Paul, he continued to preach.

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Describe the Mediterrainal World in 33 CE

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Describe the Mediterrainal World in 33 CE

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During Rome’s reign, from 27 BCE until 1453 CE, it divided into the Western and Eastern parts of the Empire, it sent leaders to govern these sections and to keep them in order. The language spoken by Christians in this time was Aramaic, however official documents were written in Greek. Because of the huge amount of land, traveling was difficult, however, it was made possible by straight and direct roads that the Romans built, these roads cut the distance for travel. Some Mediterranean regions were Macedonia and Galatia; important cities were Tarsus as well as Corinth.

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Explain the significance of Saul’s conversion

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Explain the significance of Saul’s conversion

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Saul’s conversion to Paul was significant because of the major role it played in Paul’s life, as well as in the Christian faith. After Saul’s conversion, he became a man of God, and instead of persecuting Christians, he became one. The letters he wrote spreading the word of Jesus, make up a lot of the New Testament in the Bible, and without him, Christianity wouldn't have become such a popular religion.

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Explain a Cultural challenge for Paul that is explained in one of his epistles.

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Explain a Cultural challenge for Paul that is explained in one of his epistles.

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There were many challenges that Paul faced on his missionary journeys, a main one that affected him was that people didn't trust the early Christians. During this time, Christianity wasn't considered an actually religion, and therefore the Christians were persecuted. Paul suffered at least five floggings, was sent to prison 4 times, and had an attempt on his life. Another cultural challenge was that Jewish boys were required to be circumcised at birth and this stopped Gentiles from converting, St. Paul determined that this was unnecessary, meaning that more and more Gentiles converted to Christianity.

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This article begins by telling the viewer that St. Paul wanted to share the messages of Jesus and what he meant to the Christians. It then goes on to explain his letters to the Galatians, these letters focus on Jewish culture and how Paul determined what was required in order for Gentiles to become Christians. Paul’s final message was that salvation comes from believing in Jesus and not by the works of the Law. Paul also believed that the main law from the ten commandments, that should always be followed was that you must love your neighbor as you love yourself.

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This documentary begins by explaining the basics of St. Paul, it tells the viewer what will be explained in the documentary. It then continues to elaborate how the culture of Paul’s time felt about Christians, it explains that Paul also hated Christians, and often persecuted them. It tells the story of how Saul had a conversion to Paul and his life after he began his missionary journeys. It later describes the people Paul preached to and converted to Christianity, while also elaborating on how he preached. The presenters of the program visited Paul’s home city and began finding relics from his era. It then explains that he was eventually killed, but he spread his message all over Europe.

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Romans 5:6–10
In this passage, it depicts how Jesus died for us and how he saved us from our sins.

Philippians 2:8

This passage explains how Jesus accepted the fact that he was going to die on the cross.

Galatians 6:14

In this passage, Paul explains that he will only boast about the Lord Jesus Christ, and how he was crucified on the cross.

1 Corinthians 1:18

In this passage, it explains that people who do not believe in God will perish, and the people who do believe, will be saved.

Philippians 3:10–13

This passage depicts how Paul wants to know the power of Christs resurrection and his suffering.

1 Corinthians 15:42–44

This passage explains how the resurrection of Jesus made everything that was perishable, imperishable, which will bring us to everlasting life.

Romans 6:1–11

In this passage, it explains that if we die for Jesus, we will live with him again, after death.

Thessalonians 5:9

In this passage, it explains that God has a plan for us to be saved through the belief in him and Jesus Christ, not through anger.

Romans 3:9-12

In this passage, it explains that no one is truly and purely righteous, which means we can not judge someone else’s sins.

Romans 3:19-24

In this passage, it explains that you have to admit sin in order to find the righteousness of God through the faith and belief in Jesus.

Romans 8:28-39

In this passage, it explains that God had made Jesus in his likeness, and had already planned his future, the followers of Jesus also felt angry at God because they were being killed for following his son.

Romans 8:17-18

In this passage, it explains that the glory we will receive from following Christ is worth all the suffering we may be dealt with in this present time.

Philippians 4:4-7

In this passage, it explains that we must be safe and happy knowing we’re followers of God, and be confident with our beliefs in him.

1 Corinthians 12:12–27

In this passage, it explains that when we are baptised, it creates a bond between all people, which makes everyone important and significant in our lives.

Colossians 3:11–17

In this passage, it explains that through baptism everyone is made one, and that whatever you do, you must do it in the name of Jesus Christ.

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Apply one of Paul's messages for us today 

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Apply one of Paul's messages for us today 

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In Philipians 2:1-5, its message is telling us to act as Jesus did by thinking about how we affect others, if we show love, compassion and service we can influence the lives of the people around us positively, rather than negatively. The Bible tells us to act like Jesus, however, many people in today's society do not follow this and often put themselves before others. If everyone were to act like Jesus, we could have a peaceful world where everyone is treated equally and fairly.

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In Paul’s time, most people were forced to walk everywhere. Because Paul traveled 20 thousand miles in his lifetime, he walked this distance. When he crossed the sea however, he had to use ships. This was not very safe and he was shipwrecked three times. Because he lived in the roman empire, he walked along many straight roads. Some places he visited included, Jerusalem, Galatia, Tyre, Athens and Phrygia. He also travelled to Antioch multiple times and sent many letters to other places while he travelled. Some main places he wrote to included, Corinth, Antioch and Rome.

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The Acts of the Apostles is written by the same author who wrote the Gospel of Luke. It is an interpretation of the history which shows how Christianity spread outside of Judaism, thanks to missionary journeys performed by St. Paul. It teaches about Paul's conversion, escapes from prisons and riots, the first church council in Jerusalem and much more.

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In Corinthians, it describes Pauls’ letters and epistles to the city of Corinth. It explains that Corinth was having problems after Paul had left, and the community of Jewish converts and Gentile converts had different opinions on how to worship properly. Paul responds by giving them advice and reminds them that the most important part of the Christian faith, is the resurrection and ascension of Jesus.

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| Paul | Paul was a follower of Jesus who spread the word of the lord. He is now a saint.
| Saul | Saul was St. Pauls birth name before his conversion.
| Apostle | One of the 12 disciples of Jesus
| Discipline | Training people to obey rules, using punishment to correct behaviour.
| Gentile  | A person who is not Jewish
| Jew | A religious person is believes in Judaism
| Acts of the apostles  | A New Testament book immediately following the Gospels and relating the history of the early Church.
| Missionary journeys  | Is when someone goes on a journey telling people about God.
| Early Christians | The period of Christianity preceding the First Council of Nicaea in 325
| Values | principles or standards of behavior; one's judgment of what is important in life.
| Beliefs  | an acceptance that something exists or is true, especially one without proof.
| Conversion | the fact of changing one's religion or beliefs or the action of persuading someone else to change theirs.
| Relevance | the quality or state of being closely connected or appropriate.
| Contemporary Christians | Contemporary worship is a form of Christian worship that emerged within Western evangelical Protestantism in the twentieth century.

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