Saint paul saul biography of william

Paul of Tarsus Biography

3 - c. 66) is considered by many Christians to be the most important disciple of Jesus, and next to Jesus the most important figure in the development of Christianity.

Paul is recognized by many Christians as a saint.

Saint paul saul biography of william

Paul did much to advance Christianity among the gentiles, and is considered one of the primary sources of early Church doctrine. Some argue that it was he who first truly made Christianity a new religion, rather than a sect of Judaism.

Life
In reconstructing the events of Paul's life, we are fortunate to have two sources written either during or soon after the period of his life: Paul's own surviving letters (although his authorship of some has been disputed; see below); and the narrative of Acts, which at several points draws from the record of an eye-witness (the so-called "we passages").

However, both sources have their own weaknesses: