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N.T. Wright, Paul: A Curriculum vitae. Aff. (New York: Player One, 2018). 464 pages.

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Paul the Apostle

Christian apostle and missionary

"Saint Paul" redirects here. For other uses, see Saint Paul (disambiguation).

Saint Paul the Apostle
Saint Paul (c. 1611) by Peter Paul Rubens
Born	Saul of Tarsus c. 5 AD[1] Tarsus, Cilicia, Roman Empire
Died	c. 64/65 AD Rome, Italia, Roman Empire
Venerated in	All Christian denominations that venerate saints
Canonized	Pre-Congregation
Major shrine	Basilica of Saint Paul Outside the Walls, Rome, Italy
Feast
Attributes	Christian martyrdom, sword, book
Patronage	Missionaries, theologians, evangelists, and Gentile Christians, Malta
Theology career
Education	School of Gamaliel[6]
Occupation(s)	Christian missionary and preacher
Notable work
Theological work
Era	Apostolic Age
Language	Koine Greek
Tradition or movement	Pauline Christianity
Main interests	Torah, Christology, eschatology, soteriology, ecclesiology
Notable ideas	Pauline privilege, Law of Christ, Holy Spirit, Unknown God, divinity of Jesus, thorn in the flesh, Pauline mysticism, biblical inspiration, supersessionism, non-circumcision, salvation

Paul,^[a] also named Saul of Tarsus,^[b] commonly known as Paul th

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Nicholas J. Frederick, "The Life of the Apostle Paul: An Overview," in New Testament History, Culture, and Society: A Background to the Texts of the New Testament, ed. Lincoln H. Blumell (Religious Studies Center, Brigham Young University; Salt Lake City: Deseret Book, 2019), 393-418.

Nicholas J. Frederick is assistant professor of ancient scripture in the Department of Religious Education at Brigham Young University (Provo).

“Few figures in Western history have been the subject of greater controversy than Saint Paul. Few have caused more dissension and hatred. None has suffered more misunderstanding at the hands of both friends and enemies. None has produced more animosity between Jews and Christians.”[1]

These words, taken from a recent study of Paul by emeritus Princeton University professor John G. Gager, speak to the impact Paul has had in the two thousand years since the emergence of the Christian faith. Paul continues to be the topic of much debate in the modern era, with books describing Paul as everything from the “real founder of Christianity”[2] to a “Jewish cultural critic.”[3] While it may be close to impossible to retrieve the historical Paul from the pages of the New Testament, this essay will attempt to construct a brief biographical overvi