Paul the Apostle or Saint Paul was a Roman tentmaker and writer.
Paul was born in Tarsus around the 1st century CE to a Jewish family. He changed his name to Paul as part of his conversion to Christianity.
It is believed that Paul wrote thirteen books of the New Testament. These books are made up of letters to churches and Christians. They are called the Pauline Epistles.
Paul wrote these letters to encourage people, to help them understand Christian ideas, and to help them to live Christian lives.
When he was young, Paul rejected Christianity. According to the Christian Bible, Paul later heard the voice of God while travelling to Damascus and became Christian.
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Apostle Paul by Rembrandt, 1633 CE, now at Kunsthistorisches Museum, Vienna, Public Domain.
