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Towards the end of his stay in Antioch of Pisidia, Paul must already have considered a break with the synagogue: “The following Sabbath, almost the whole city assembled to hear the word of God. At the sight of this crowd, the Jews were filled with jealousy, and they replied with blasphemies to...

- According to the Acts of the Apostles, Paul's life is marked by three great missionary journeys. The first begins in the year 46, when Paul is 41 years old (Acts 13.1-3). He begins the second in 50 and the third ends in the year 58, with his arrest in the Temple of Jerusalem (Acts 21, 27-34)...

17- Paphos From Salamis, Barnabas, Paul and Mark traveled to Paphos, on the other side of the island. In this seaport, magic reigns supreme. It is just if we do not grant him the rank of religion. Its supporters are inspired by doctrines that have their roots in Egypt or Mesopotamia. Sergius...

- From these meetings with Sergius Paulus will result an important event in the life of Paul. The apostle who until now was called Saul, will add to his name that of Paul. He will be known by this new name “for all eternity.” For a time the Tarsiote used both names: Saul called Paul. But...

- Barnabas, Paul and Mark go to the island of Cyprus by boat! - This is the first missionary trip that will last about 4 years! - The Jews of the Cypriot Diaspora turn to the Greeks! - Paul followed here the usual plan that he will adopt throughout his missionary journeys: to begin with the...

- In Antioch, a deep friendship was created between Barnabas and Paul. It will have lasting consequences in the life of the apostle. They worked within the young community, still imbued with the freshness of faith in Jesus Christ. - Under the influence of Greek culture, Paul and Barnabas were...

- The city of Antioch in Syria was the base of Paul's missionary operations! - After the Roman conquest by Pompey, in 64 BC., it became the capital of the province of Syria! - It was located at the crossroads of the West and the East! - Thanks to a network of canals and conduits that were...

13- Paul meets Peter and James in Jerusalem Saints Peter and Paul (1) Paul had everything to learn from the doings and deeds of Christ. The chief apostle was qualified to give them to him. After his three-year stay in Arabia, Paul felt the need to meet the disciples of Christ. He had to...

After his encounter with Jesus on the road to Damascus and his stay of 3 years in Arabia, Paul meets the other disciples in Jerusalem! But everyone is wary of him! Barnabas acts as an intermediary! He will first introduce him to Peter and James! The two men will develop a strong friendship...

12- The Arabian Desert and the Flight from Damascus Arabian Desert - Wadi Rum. In the southeast of Jordan, near Petra. We have little information about the three years Paul spent in Arabia after his encounter with Christ on the road to Damascus. Fortunately, he was forced later, because of the...

We have little information about the three years Paul spent in Arabia after his encounter with Christ on the road to Damascus. Fortunately, he was forced later, because of the attacks of his adversaries, to lift the veil a little on this period of his life. For three years, Paul deepened the new...

- At the time of his encounter with Christ, Paul is not an unbeliever who discovers God, nor a sinner who wants to free himself from his faults, his negligence or his indifference. Before this incident, he had an exemplary conduct. He does not hesitate to say himself that he was "blameless with...

- According to Paul of Tarsus, the new sect of Christians threatened the faith of Israel. By hunting down these dangerous renegades, he wanted to protect his compatriots. It seemed clear to him that the crucifixion of Jesus proved that the Nazarene was a false messiah and that the brotherhood...

The Law of Moses, as interpreted in Jesus' time, suffocated life, when originally it was offered as a gift, as a gift to "serve life" (Romans 7:12). She had become a straitjacket! Stephen interprets Scripture in an unorthodox way and bears witness to Jesus Christ. They put him to death for this...

Paul benefited from a long and serious intellectual training which enabled him to fight against narrow-mindedness and petty bigotry! Particularly interesting and very instructive! In the Greek environment - this is the case in Tarsus - education was accompanied by the learning of languages! This...

Paul was a citizen of the city of Tarsus! Tarsus was a great city in the Empire! It had become Roman in 64 BC! Rome experienced a civil war! Caesar Augustus then transformed the Republic into a dictatorship! Then he establishes a lasting peace, the “pax romana”! Tarsus was a city where different...

Paul was a Pharisee of Hebrew culture! He learned the scriptures by heart! Like any Pharisee, he practiced virtue and observed the duties imposed by tradition and the Law! The Pharisees were Jewish nationalists! By becoming a Christian, he was confronted with Orthodox Jews and Judeo-Christians...

- In addition to his Roman citizenship, Paul belonged to the Greek culture! - He spoke and thought Greek! - It was easy for him to make himself understood wherever he went! - He was a cultured man and he used his knowledge! - He spoke Aramaic at home, Greek in town and he also knew Hebrew! - He...

Paul is a Roman citizen! To be a Roman citizen was to benefit from a very special status which gave the right to participate in public life and above all which granted legal and fiscal guarantees to those of the minority who had this privilege! It was the highest title of nobility in the Roman...

We learn that Paul was a little younger than Jesus! How small, thin, energetic, bald and bearded he was! Paul means small! He had unfailing endurance! He insists on his great education! He studied in Tarsus and then in Jerusalem! Culturally, he was very different from the other apostles...