Who was the Apostle Paul?
Paul was a fierce persecutor of Christians who, after meeting the risen Jesus on the road to Damascus, became the greatest missionary of the early church and the author of thirteen New Testament letters.
Born Saul of Tarsus, a zealous Pharisee, he hunted down believers until a blinding encounter with the risen Christ turned the persecutor into an apostle.
Paul carried the gospel across the Roman world on three missionary journeys, planting churches and writing letters — Romans, Corinthians, Galatians, and more — that shape Christian theology to this day.
Imprisoned and finally martyred, he could say at the end, “I have fought the good fight, I have finished the race, I have kept the faith” (2 Timothy 4:7).
Original BibleDawn answer · reviewed 2026-06. Drafted with AI assistance and reviewed for accuracy.