- Paul's exact birthdate is unknown
- People think he was born around Jesus' birth
- He was born in the city of Tarsus
- Paul's father was a Pharisee
- He had a sister and a nephew
- Education was a huge part of Paul the Apostle's childhood
- He was born a Roman Citizen
- Paul was educated from boyhood in Jerusalem
- He studied under the rabbi of the era
- We don't know if Paul was married or had children
- He was a missionary, prophet, writer, and tentmaker
- Paul died in the mid to late a.d. 60s
- He died in the Roman Empire
- On his way to Damascus the Lord appeared to him and he was inspired to begin mission work
- Paul's first missionary was in the late a.d. 40s
- He spent a lot of time in Arabia, Damascus, Jerusalem, Syria, and Cilicia
- His writings educated people who found Christ through him
- He wrote Galatians, 1st and 2nd Corinthians, Romans, 2nd Timothy, Philippians, 1st Thessalonians, and Philemon
- Paul was responsible for the spread of Christianity throughout the Roman Empire
- Paul did not receive any physical awards, but received the award of following God and trusting in Him
- Paul wrote many books of the Bible but, one of his most favorite verses is Ephesians 4:32 which says: Be kind and compassionate to one another, forgiving each other, just as Christ forgave you.
- Paul was arrested for two years, then was shipped to Rome where he wrote prison letters
- He transmuted Jesus into an idealized divine man
- Paul and Jesus are not identical in either their words or work but, they are very complimentary
- Paul says he does not deserve to be called an apostle because he crucified the church of God
- Barclay, William. "The Acts of the Apostles." Bibleknowledge.com. The Westminister Press. 1976. WEB. 18 April 2017.
- Elwell, Walter A. "Entry for Paul the Apostle." Biblestudytools.com. Evangelical Dictionary of Theology. 1997. WEB. 18 April 2017
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