The Bible is an ancient, sacred, and historical text that is divided into two parts, the Old Testament and the New Testament. The New Testament, the second part of the Christian biblical canon, consists of twenty-seven books written by a collection of authors in Koine, or ‘common’, Greek. One of these authors is the famous Apostle Paul, an educated man, former Pharisee, Roman citizen, and dedicated disciple of Jesus Christ, who is attributed with writing several books of the New Testament, including Galatians, 1 Corinthians, 2 Corinthians, Philippians, Colossians, Philemon, and 1 Thessalonians. He is one of the most fascinating biblical figures because of his checkered background, passionate transformation, and emphasis on evangelizing Gentiles and Jews. Furthermore, Paul, throughout his letters to various churches, demonstrates how to be a skilled rhetorician by leveraging his heritage to establish a connection with, as well as knowledge of, the audience, while simultaneously employing Aristotle’s modes of persuasion from a biblical perspective. Paul leveraged his Jewish heritage to establish a strong connection with the Jewish community. Paul states that he was “circumcised on the eighth …show more content…
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