Augustus Caesar, referred to as the princeps (first among equals), ruled the Roman Empire. He ended the civil wars, which greatly increased his popularity. He controlled his army and at the same time kept the peace among the citizens. He added a lot of territory to the Roman Empire. Its bo

Paul wrote many epistles (letters) that are located in the Christian Bible. One of the most important letters was the one establishing that the Gentiles didn’t have to be circumcised in order to be Christian.

Judaism was a religion that has one god. Romans didn’t like the Jews because they worshiped their God instead of the many Roman gods. Their religion was monotheism, the worshiping of one god. They lived by their bible the Torah. It’s the first five books of the Old Testament. There were two major groups of Jews that lived in this time: the Sadducees and the Pharisees. The Sadducees read and followed the Torah, believed in the temple, priests, and sacrifices. They didn’t have idols, and they wanted to cooperate with the Romans. The Pharisees were stricter when it came to the study of the Torah. They believed that in order to be a good Jew, one had to follow all 613 commandments. They favored new religion that didn’t require worship to the temples, priests, and sacrifices. They believed in keeping the Sabbath and staying away from Gentiles (non-Jews).

Paul of Tarsus (Asia Minor) was born a Roman citizen. “Because he was raised in a Greek and Roman environment, Paul received thorough education in the Greek language, history, and culture” (The Early Life of Paul). He was a Pharisee—a Jew who believed that Jews should adhere strictly to the Torah and its teachings. “Of the stock of Israel of the tribe of Benjamin,’ Saul was ‘a Hebrew of the Hebrews; as touching the law, a Pharisee; concerning zeal, persecuting the church, touching the righteousness which is in the law, blameless” (Philippians 3:5-6). Due to his strict beliefs as a Pharisee, Paul didn’t like the Christians. He believed their religion was incorrect. As a result, Paul offered his services to the high priest as a persecutor of Christians because he believed that any follower of Jesus should be killed. (The Early Life of Paul) He was sent to Damascus.

Christianity was slowly spreading through the miracles that God bestowed through Jesus upon God’s children, the Jews. Christianity wasn’t as strict as Judaism. Although it originated from Judaism, Christianity wasn’t limited to a small amount of people, but was available to anyone who wished to endure it. Any person with the desire to accept God as their Savior and Father could practice it.

In Antioch, Paul and Barnabus were invited to speak at the town synagogue. Paul spoke of the Father’s promise to His children and how if they believed in His word they would be forgiven of their sins. After his sermon, the people invited them to speak again on the next Sabbath.

During their third missionary journey, Timothy accompanied them. They traveled to Ephesus (Phrygia) where Paul baptized the people in the name of the Lord and the Holy Spirit filled them. Paul stayed in Corinth (Achaia) for three months to revive the ways of the church. (Paul’s Third Missionary Journey)

Paul of Tarsus-Jew, Roman citizen, persecutor of Jews, and then messenger of God, died in 62 A.D. He became a martyr because he willing died for his belief in Christianity.

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