Paul
Also identified as Saul of Tarsus
Paul first appears in Acts as a persecutor and later as a traveling witness to Jesus among Gentiles. Acts narrates major routes and speeches; Paul’s own letters reveal pastoral disputes, collaborative networks and the practical work of forming communities.
Paul in the larger story
Letters bearing Paul’s name form a large part of the New Testament. Reading Acts beside the undisputed letters is illuminating, but the two sources should not be collapsed: each has its own purpose, sequence and emphasis.
Interpretive caution: Dates are reconstructed from Acts, letters and external anchors. The routes between named stops are not a GPS record.
Key moments and where to read them
Damascus reversal
Paul’s encounter with Jesus turns a persecutor into a proclaimer.
Acts 9 · Acts 22 · Acts 26 · Galatians 1:11–24Mission from Antioch
Paul and Barnabas are sent through Cyprus and southern Asia Minor.
Acts 13–14Witness in Rome
Acts ends with Paul teaching under house arrest in the imperial capital.
Acts 28:16–31
Primary reference trail
Acts 7:58–28:31 · Romans 1:1–7 · 1 Corinthians 15:1–11 · Galatians 1–2 · Philippians 3:4–14
The references above locate the profile’s central claims. They are not a concordance of every possible allusion or later tradition concerning Paul.