Brief History of Life as Saul Saul was born in Tarsus in 10 A.D. As a young boy, Saul was brought up in a strict and well-educated Jewish family in the Port of Tarsus. His family lived during the period of the Roman Empire and were granted Roman Citizenship. When severe persecution of the early Christians commenced, Saul took part in the stoning of Saint Stephen who is now known as Christianity's first martyr. Converting to St Paul The conversion of Saul to St Paul occured on a fine day when he was carrying out a duty on the Damascus road with his fellow romans. A blinding light appeared in the sky onto the unaware prosecutors. Soon a strong and confident voice called out that could only be heard by Saul: " Saul, Saul why do you persecute?" At this moment, Saul realised the calling from Jesus helped him to discover his wrong-doing and that he was the chosen intrument to spread the word of the gospel to the gentiles, kings, queens and people of Israel. St Paul's Travels He was baptised as Paul and travelled throughout parts of Asia Minor (currently known as Turkey), Syria and Arabia (now known as Jordan), all the way to Jerusalem, before reaching Europe, Greece and ultimately Rome in the 50s A.D to spread the word of the Lord. St Paul's Opinion at the Security Council
St Paul wrote many letters to the Roman Empire, Roman, Corinthian and Galatian and several early Christian communities. He often discussed with the people about current problems and how. He would often offer advice to his listeners on how they should think and act as followers of Jesus. Despite the range of different religions, Paul believed that all Jews and Gentiles should hear about Jesus. Paul believed that anyone including gentiles could become a Christian and not have to be Jewish.
St Paul's Death
The bible does not specifically mention exactly how or when St Paul's death occurred. It is believed, though, that St Paul was decapitated arounded May or June 68 A.D under the reign of Emperor Nero.
A Symbol for St Paul
The holy lamb symbolizes St Paul's life as Saul. Saul can be compared to a lost lamb as he was a well educated Jewish man who punished Jesus's people under the Roman Empire. As a lost lamb, Saul did not realize his wrong-doing and the agony he caused towards the Christians until his journey on the Damascus road changed his life forever. Jesus said "Saul, Saul, why are you persecuting me?" This had made Saul to reconsider his actions. Why was he persecuting the Lord and God's children? He soon had discovered his true self and wanted to alter the condemnation towards the early Christians. We can consider his conversion to St Paul as a lost lamb whom had been found by his shepherd, Jesus.