Saint Paul: Life, Epistles And Teaching

Features of Saint Paul: Life, Epistles and Teaching

Describing the environment into which Saul was born his education his conversion before Damascus and his subsequent journeys Bocks study gives a spiritual dimension to Pauls background providing a deeper understanding of this great Christian figure and his teachingAbove all he shows that Paul was the apostle who carried Christianity beyond the Jewish communities to humanity at large As a zealous Jew Paul was convinced he was serving the coming Messiah in his persecution of the followers of JesusWhen the light suddenly came to him before Damascus his innermost being was opened Paul shows that the time of the Law of Moses had run its course and conscience as inner jurisdiction was now to replace the rules and laws imposed from without