Paul was born in Tarsus in 10 AD, his birth name was Saul. Paul was raised in the Jewish faith and when he was younger he even persecuted Christians, taking part in the stoning of Saint Stephan, who was the first Christian martyr. However on the way to Damascus, Paul was blinded by a vision of Jesus that only he could see. Paul remained blind for three days until he was healed by a Christian. After his vision and healing Paul spread the religion of Jesus and dedicated his life to spreading the Christian message to communities beyond the Jewish faith. His conversion to Christianity also highlights baptism as a way of entering the church. Paul has built up the Christian faith through his belief in risen Christ, which has served as the backbone …show more content…
On his first journey he went with Barnabas to proclaim the gospel. They first traveled to Cyprus, then to Antioch in Pisidia. They then went to Iconium, Lystra and Derba. They then returned through Perga to Antioch, where they went to the synagogues to preach the coming of Jesus. On Paul’s second journey he and Barnabas separated over a disagreement and Paul went back to revisit the churches in Lystra and Iconium. On this trip, Paul had a dream calling him to bring the gospel to Macedonia. He crossed the Aegean Sea then he traveled down the east coast of Greece. He then went to Corinth where he established a church, then traveling back through Ephesus where he was very successful with the teachings of Christ, and then finally he returned back to Jerusalem. On his third and longest journey Paul went through Turkey then across the Aegean Sea to Greece. This was a very important journey for him, as he was revisiting the churches he had founded to strengthen and link them, which he also did through his letters.These letters included: 1 Corinthians, 2 Corinthians, Galatians, Ephesians, Philippians, Colossians, I Thessalonians, 2 Thessalonians, 1 Timothy, 2 Timothy, Titus and Philemon. These letters give further instruction on practicing the Christian faith and serve as amongst the first writings on the creeds of the