Paul the Apostle
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Paul, commonly known as Paul the Apostle or Saint Paul, was a Christian apostle who spread the teachings of Jesus in the first-century AD. For his contributions towards the New Testament, he is genera
Painting in the Grotto of St. Paul, Ephesus, late 5th century
The Apostle Paul, portrait by Rembrandt (c. 1657)
The Conversion of Saul, a fresco by Michelangelo developed between 1542 and 1545
Conversion on the Way to Damascus, a 1601 portrait by Caravaggio
Since the 1970s, scholars have sought to place Paul the Apostle within his historical context in Second Temple Judaism. Paul's relationship to Judaism involves topics including the status of Israel's
Valentin de Boulogne: Saint Paul Writing His Epistles (c. 1618–1620), Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, Texas. Nowadays, biblical scholars believe that the Apostle Paul actually dictated his letters to a secretary (e.g., Romans 16:22).
Circumcision of Christ, sculpture in the Cathedral of Chartres.
Rembrandt's Two old men disputing, 1628. This painting has been thought to depict Peter and Paul.