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-       Paul was charismatic, educated, Jewish, driven, perhaps eccentric

-       He was a Roman citizen

-       Key role in opening Christianity to non-Jews

-       Spent his life preaching and proselytising

-       Travelled to Rome, the centre of the world
Wrote numerous letters which survive today

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1. Apostle Paul's name was Saul of Tarsus
2. He was a persecutor of Christians before he became only one of Christianity's greatest proponents
3.He was a persecute - The Pharisee
4. Google aka Steve book
5. Council of Jerusalem, a conference of the Christian Apostles in Jerusalem in about 50 ce that decreed that Gentile Christians did not have to observe the Mosaic Law of the Jews. It was occasioned by the insistence of certain Judaic Christians from Jerusalem that Gentile Christians from Antioch in Syria obey the Mosaic custom of circumcision. A delegation, led by the apostle Paul and his companion Barnabas, was appointed to confer with the elders of the church in Jerusalem.
6. The Apostle Paul spent his life proclaiming the risen Christ Jesus throughout the Roman world, often at great personal peril (2 Corinthians 11:24-27).
7. Pauls message was to the gentile
8. Roman citizenship
9. It gave saul a fair trial so that he couldn't be beaten
10. Although 13 of the books of the New Testament are traditionally ascribed to Paul, modern scholars think that he only wrote 8 of them.
11. He travelled to spain with goal to get to rome to be converted to Christianity and spread the words of jesus
12. One is justification by faith, the concept that humans are saved from sin by believing in Jesus. Jewish tradition focused on ritual observations and living according to Jewish law. Paul created a theological framework for understanding that Jesus' death and resurrection triggered a fundamental change in humanity's relationship with God--a relationship in which faith, rather than behavior, was the central element.

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1. Saul
2. He was a Pharisee
3. Nazarene
4. The New testament of the bIBLE
5.  Council of Jerusalem, a conference of the Christian Apostles in Jerusalem in about 50 ce that decreed that Gentile Christians did not have to observe the Mosaic Law of the Jews. It was occasioned by the insistence of certain Judaic Christians from Jerusalem that Gentile Christians from Antioch in Syria obey the Mosaic custom of circumcision. A delegation, led by the apostle Paul and his companion Barnabas, was appointed to confer with the elders of the church in Jerusalem.
6. He wrote 14 letters to beco0me a part of the bible
7, ---------------- skip for now
8. citizenship
9. it meant he could serve in the government and vote
10. see answer 6
11. he preached christianity, something significant as he had an audience.

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1. Paul's name was Saul of Tarsus
2. Before the conversion he persecuted Christians
3.  The Pharisee
4. The new testament
5. Council of Jerusalem, a conference of the Christian Apostles in Jerusalem in about 50 ce that decreed that Gentile Christians did not have to observe the Mosaic Law of the Jews. It was occasioned by the insistence of certain Judaic Christians from Jerusalem that Gentile Christians from Antioch in Syria obey the Mosaic custom of circumcision. A delegation, led by the apostle Paul and his companion Barnabas, was appointed to confer with the elders of the church in Jerusalem.
6.he travelled Teaching Christianity
7. To the gentile
8. Roman citizenship
9. It gave Saul a fair trail abd meant that he could not be beaten
10. Letters in the new testament
11.  he travelled to Rome to be converted to Christianity and spread the word of jesus
12.his significance was the he preached the death, resurrection and lordship of jesus christ and he proclaimed that faith in jesus guarantees a share in his life.

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1. Saul of Tarsus
2. A member of the Pharisee
3. Diaspora Jew
4. The New Testament
5. A conference of the Christian Apostles in Jerusalem. Paul led a delegation
6. Travelling and spreading the Gospel of Jesus
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8. Citizenship
9. Citizenship means he could serve in government posts, vote, and have a fair trial.
10. 13 letters of Holy Scriptures
11.
12.

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What Role did the Apostle Paul play in the expansion of early Christianity?

Answers:

1.       Saul

2.       Prior to his conversion, Saul was a member of the Pharisees and is stated in the bible to have â€œintensely persecutedâ€� the followers of Jesus. Â

3.       The Pharisees

4.       The New Testament of the Bible

5.       The Jerusalem Councils was a conference of the Christian Apostles in Jerusalem in which delegations and decreed were made as to how the church would continue (eg. they decreed that Gentile Christians did not have to observe the Mosaic Law of the Jews). Paul (aka Saul) led this council.

6.       Following his conversion, Paul travelled while preaching the word of God.

7.       Paul went to the Jewish synagogues in Jerusalem and preached the word of God to the Jews.

8.       As his father was Jew who was granted Roman citizenship, Paul inherited his fatherâ€™s roman citizenship and was legally a Roman citizen.

9.       Paul being a Roman citizen meant that he could be seen as equal by the Romans, which therefore meant he had an increased ability in being able to preach his message to a wider array of people.

10.   Paul wrote 13 of the books in the New Testament of the bible, including Corinthians, Philippians and Galatians.

11.   Spain, and this was significant to early Christianity as it meant that the church was further expanded as it was introduced to more people.

12.    Paul helped to spread the word of God as he  influenced many people  from many different areas, and also helped to further define the doctrine of god.

Sources:

http://www.ristosantala.com/rsla/Paul/paul08.html - references the bible extensively

https://thechurchoftruth.org/what-did-paul-write/ -

http://www.historicism.org/Documents/Jrnl/Spain.pdf -

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1.) Pauls name was Saul of Tarsus.
2.) He persecuted the christians before he converted.
3.) the pharisee.
4.) The new testament
5.) Council of Jerusalem, a conference of the Christian Apostles in Jerusalem in about 50 ce that decreed that Gentile Christians did not have to observe the Mosaic Law of the Jews. Paul led the delegation.
6.) Teaching Christianity and travelled.
7.)  The non jews
8.) Roman citinxenship
9.) It gave saul a fair trail and it meant that he could not be beaten.
10.) letters in new testament.
11.) He converted to christianity and spread the word of jesus in Rome.
12.) He preached that faith in jesus led to shares in his life and that the ressurection of Jesus was the the most importance because it would lead to the chosen one.

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1) Saul of Tarsus
2) A Pharisee that persecuted the followers of Jesus
3)Diaspora
4) The new testament
5) Private meetings amongst apostles. He argued successfully that Gentile Christians need not follow Jewish law.
6) Teaching Christianity
7) Gentile Christians
8) Citizenship
9) Had basic rights: could be apart of government, vote and have a fair trial.
10) Wrote 14 letters for bible
11) Rome, to influence
12) Travelling and teaching
13)

http://www.christianitytoday.com/history/issues/issue-47/apostle-paul-and-his-times-christian-history-timeline.html
http://www.beliefnet.com/faiths/christianity/2004/04/paul-faqs.aspx
https://www.britannica.com/biography/Saint-Paul-the-Apostle

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1. Apostle Paul's name was originally Saul of Tarsus.
2. Apostle Paul was a Pharisee who persecuted followers of Jesus.
3. Apostle Paul belonged to one of the stricter Jewish sects, the Pharisees.
4. Ancient sources, The Bible and reliable websites like Britannica.com.
5.  The Council of Jerusalem was a conference of the Christian Apostles. Apostle Paul was the leader of a delegation that was send to confer with the elders of the church in Jerusalem.
6. Paul Spend the rest of his life writing epistles and spreading the gospel of Jesus.
7. Paul took his message to the non-jews.
8. His Roman Citizenship.
9. He could vote and serve for the government.
10. He wrote 27 books in the New Testament.
11. He wanted to go to spain to to start a new gentile mission in an area that had never heard of Jesus before.
12. He traveled, spread the word of Christianity and contributed to the religion as a whole by writing letters for the new testament.

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1. Apostle Paul's name was Saul of Tarsus
2. He was a persecutor of Christians before he became one of Christianity’s greatest proponents.
3. The Pharisee.
4. The new Testament is where you can find info about Paul's convention.
5. Council of Jerusalem, a conference of the Christian Apostles in Jerusalem in about 50 ce that decreed that Gentile Christians did not have to observe the Mosaic Law of the Jews.
6. He continued to preach and teach Christianity, and soon became one of Christianity greatest proponents.
7. The non- Jewish communities
8. Roman Citizenship
9. It gave Saul a fair trail and concluded that he could not be beaten.
10. Letters in the New Testament.
11. He travelled to Damascus to be converted to Christianity and spread the word of Jesus.
12. He preached the death, resurrection, and lordship of Jesus Christ, and he proclaimed that faith in Jesus guarantees a share in his life. ... The resurrection of Christ was also of primary importance, as Paul revealed in his letter to the Thessalonians, the earliest surviving account of conversion to the Christian movement.
13. Through the fact that he personally had not met Jesus made him the most effective.

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1) Saul of Tarsus
2) A Pharisee who persecuted the followers of Jesus
3) Pharisee
4) Reliable information can be found from ancient sources

5) the Council of Jerusalem was a conference of the Christian Apostles that decreed that Gentile Christians did not have to observe the Mosaic Law of the Jews. Paul was the leader of a delegation, with his companion Barnabas and were appointed to confer with the elders of the church in Jerusalem.
6) Travelling and spreading the Gospel of Jesus
7) He spread his letters to non-Jews
8) He inherited Roman Citizenship
9) He could go anywhere throughout the empire and had a right to a fair trial
10) Thirteen letters of the New Testament
11) Damarcus to spread the religion to non-Jewish people
12) Through his missions, as wherever he went, he had the gospel with him and used every opportunity to bring the message of Christ to those he came in contact with.

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Step 1 - create your own post titled with your name
Step 2 - research and answer the questions on your own notepad.
Step 3 - Put the answers into a word document and print out for your workbook

QUESTIONS:
1.     What was The Apostle Paul’s name before his conversion?

2.     What was he doing prior to his conversion?

3.     To which Jewish sect did he belong?

4.     Where do we find information about Paul’s conversion from Judaism to Christianity?

5.     What were the Jerusalem councils and how was Paul involved?

6.     What did Paul spend the rest of his life doing?

7.     To whom did Paul take his message?

8.     What did Paul inherit from his father?

9.     How did this help him in his life’s work?

10.  What significant works did Paul write?

11.  Where did Paul want to go and why is this significant for the spread of early Christianity?

12.  What were Paul’s most significant contributions to the spread of early Christianity?

13.  Why do you think he was so effective?