Person
Paul of Tarsus
c. 5-c. 64/67
apostle to the Gentiles, letter writer
Attested. Bases from his letters and Acts are attested (Acts's details are debated); the death in Rome is TRADITION (1 Clement 5).
Pharisee from Tarsus who persecuted the early church, then became its leading missionary to non-Jews. His letters are the earliest Christian writings. Acts records three journeys from Antioch and a voyage to Rome as a prisoner; tradition says he was beheaded there under Nero.
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- Tarsus · birthplace (Acts) · c. 5 · attested
- jerusalem · trained under Gamaliel (Acts); later visits · attested
- Damascus · conversion · c. 34 · attested
- nabataea · 'went away into Arabia' then back to Damascus (Galatians 1:17) · c. 34-37 · attested Same site as petra.
- antioch · home church and mission base · c. 45-50 · attested
- ephesus · base of third journey · c. 52-55 · attested
- Caesarea Maritima · imprisoned · c. 57-59 · attested
- Rome · house arrest; martyrdom (tradition) · c. 60-64/67 · tradition
Bridge: Paul goes to 'Arabia' after his conversion
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