What significance is there in the first conversions in Europe?
What notable victory did Paul and Silas gain in prison?
Lesson 9
The Life of Paul
New Testament Division—Third Period (Concluded)
PRINCIPAL EVENTS
His Early Life.—Born (as Saul) at Tarsus, in Cilicia (Acts 22:3), the date of his birth not being known. His trade was that of tentmaking (Acts 18:3), and this he found useful later (1 Cor. 4:12). He was educated under Gamaliel, a noted Rabbi (Acts 22:3; 5:34).
His First Appearance in the gospel story is at the stoning of Stephen (Acts 8:3) and he became an active persecutor of Christians (Acts 9:1; 26:10, 11; 9:13).