St. Paul the Apostle

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Also Known As	Saint Paul • Saul of Tarsus
Born	4 BCE? • Tarsus • Turkey
Died	c.62? • Rome • Italy
Notable Works	Pauline letters
Subjects Of Study	Christianity • Christology • mystical body of Christ
Role In	Council of Jerusalem

Did You Know?

Preaching about a Messiah was not uncommon in Paul's time.
Paul's letters carry many common Greek aspects of letter writing.
Paul was from the Israelite tribe of Benjamin.
The Vatican claims that Paul's body lies within St. Paul's Basilica in Rome.
Paul likely viewed himself as a Jewish prophet rather than a separate Christian prophet.

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