Biblical figure

Who was Paul?

Apostle, missionary, and the most influential letter-writer in the New Testament.

First appears in Acts 13:9 · 15 books · 38 chapters

Overview

Paul matters because he stands at the point where the Jesus movement is forced to explain itself across languages, cities, ethnic boundaries, and political settings. His letters are where doctrine, pastoral pressure, moral reasoning, church life, and the rhetoric of grace all come under sustained strain.

He has had an enormous historical afterlife. Augustine, Luther, Wesley, modern biblical scholarship, missionary movements, and debates about freedom, law, sex, community, and conscience all return to Paul repeatedly, often with very high stakes.

Key passages

Appears in

Acts

16 chapter s · 129 verse mentions

1 Corinthians

3 chapter s · 7 verse mentions

Colossians

2 chapter s · 3 verse mentions

Philemon

1 chapter · 3 verse mentions

2 Corinthians