• The apostle Paul

    • Brief biographical sketch

      • Scriptural sources

        • Epistles

        • Acts

      • Historical and traditional sources

    • Concise account of Paul’s conversion

      • Combine accounts in Acts

      • Additional accounts from Pauline epistles

    • From Tarsus, raised in Jerusalem

      • Acts 21:37-22:3

    • Roman citizen – Acts 22:25-29

    • Schooled by Gamaliel – Acts 22:3

      • Probably grandson of Hillel the elder

      • Influential and revered Pharisee – Acts 5:34-40

    • Tentmaker by trade – Acts 18:1-3; Romans 16:3-4

    • Ardent persecutor of the church – Acts 7:58-8:1

      • Galatians 1:13-14 – Acts 22:4-5

      • Philippians 3:4-6

    • Paul’s conversion

      • Acts 9:1-18

      • Acts 22:6-16

      • Acts 26:9-20

      • Consolidated account

    • Paul’s selection as an apostle

      • Inherent in his conversion account

      • Reiterated in Paul’s writings

    • Paul asserts his apostleship

      • Romans 11:13

      • I Corinthians 1:1; 9:1-2; 15:9

      • II Corinthians 1:1; 12:1-2

      • Galatians 1:1

      • Ephesians 1:1

      • Colossians 1:1

      • I Timothy 1:1; 2:7

      • II Timothy 1:1

      • Titus 1:1

    • Initial activities after conversion

      • Acts 9:19-31

      • Galatians 1:11-24

    • Paul joins with Barnabas to go to Antioch

      • Acts 11:19-30

    • Commissioned by the Holy Spirit – Acts 13:1-4

    • Begins first missionary journey

      • Acts 13:4-15:35 – Spring 44 to fall 46 AD

      • Begins and end at Antioch of Syria

    • Second missionary journey

      • Acts 15:36-18:22 – Spring 49 to fall 52 AD

      • Begins and ends at Antioch of Syria

    • Third missionary journey

      • Acts 18:23-21:17 – Fall of 52 to summer of 53 AD

      • Begins at Antioch of Syria and ends in Jerusalem

    • Final journey in Acts

      • Started with appeal to Rome

      • Acts 27:1-28:16 – 60 to spring 63 AD

      • Released from prison

    • After the book of Acts

      • Release from prison (which was post-Acts) 63 AD

      • Left Rome to be with Titus in Crete – Titus 1:5

      • Leaves Crete for Nicopolis – Titus 3:12

      • Probably goes from there to Spain – Romans 15:22-28

      • Possibly makes a trip to England (no scripture)

      • Back to Rome for imprisonment, eventual death

        • May or June of 68 AD

        • Beheaded under rule of Nero