A Brief Biography of the Apostle to the Gentiles and Summary of His Work

1. SAINT PAUL, APOSTLE
1 - CULTURAL ROOTS AND CONVERSION

2. Founder of Christian communities, evangelizer in several of the most important
urban centers of the Roman Empire such as Antioch, Corinth, Ephesus, and Rome.
Paul (Tarsus, Cilicia AD 5-10-Rome, 58-67), is called the "Apostle of the Gentiles",

3. and redactor of some
of the earliest Christian
canonical writings
Paul constitutes a first-rate
personality of early
Christianity, and one of the
most influential figures in
all of history of christianity

4. His roots
were jewish,
Hellenic culture -
had a great
influence
over him.
He was a
Roman citizen

5. Paul used this set of conditions to found several of the first Christian centers and
to announce the figure of Jesus Christ to both Jews and Gentiles. Without having
belonged to the initial circle of the Twelve Apostles, and following paths marked
by misunderstandings and adversities, Paul became an eminent architect in the
construction and expansion of Christianity in the Roman Empire,thanks to
his talent, his conviction and his indisputable missionary character

6. The source of
information
about the
missionary
apostle comes
from his epistles
and the Acts of
the Apostles,

7. His letters. Probably all written in the 0050s, they are
1 – Kerygmatics - 1 + 2 Thessalonians (50-51ad)
2 - Great letters - Corinthians 1 + 2, Galatians, Romans
3 - Letters from the Captivity - Philippians, Colossians, Philemon, Ephesians
4 - Pastoral Letters - Timothy and Titus

8. Tarsus was a prosperous
city of some importance
(Acts 21, 39).
Capital of the Roman
province of Cilicia from
64 BC. C., it was located
at the foot of the Taurus
mountains and on the
banks of the Cidno river,
whose mouth in the
Mediterranean Sea served
Tarsus as a port.
Tarsus had commercial
importance, since it was
part of the route that linked
Syria and Anatolia.

9. It was also the center
of a school of Stoic
philosophy.
It was, therefore,
a city known as a
center of culture,
philosophy
and education.
The city of Tarsus
was granted Roman
citizenship by birth

10. son of
Hebrews and
descendant
of the tribe of
Benjamin, … he
was educated in
Jerusalem, at the
feet of the famous
Rabbi Gamaliel,
and that he was
a Pharisee

11. “All Jews know my life from my youth, since when I was in the
bosom of my nation, in Jerusalem. They have known me for a
long time and if they want they can testify that I have lived as a
Pharisee according to the strictest sect of our religion. Acts 26, 4-5

12. He had his first
contact with the
followers of Jesus
in Jerusalem, with
the Judeo-Hellenistic
group of Stephen
and his companions.
Saul Paul approved
the stoning of Stephen
the protomartyr, an
execution dating from
the first half of the 30s

13. Saul approved of his death. That day a great persecution broke out against the
Church in Jerusalem. All, except for the apostles, were scattered throughout the
regions of Judea and Samaria. Some pious men buried Stephen and mourned him
greatly. Meanwhile Saul was wreaking havoc in the Church; he entered the houses,
forcibly took men and women, and put them in jail”. Acts of the Apostles 8, 1-3

14. “You are aware of my former conduct in Judaism, how fiercely
I persecuted the Church of God and devastated it, and how
I surpassed many of my contemporary countrymen in Judaism,
surpassing them in zeal for the traditions of my fathers.”

15. "Saul, still breathing threats and deaths against
the Lord's disciples, went to the High Priest,
and asked for letters for the synagoguesof
Damascus, so that if he found some followers
of the Way, men or women,he might lead
them bound to Jerusalem.”

16. It happened that, on his way,
when he was near Damascus,
suddenly a light from heaven
surrounded him, he fell to the
ground and heard a voice say
to him: "Saul, Saul, why do you
persecute me?" He replied,
"Who are you, Lord?" And he:
«I am Jesus, whom you
persecute. But get up, go into
the city, and you will be told
what you must do.”
The men who were with him had
stopped speechless with fright;
they heard the voice, but saw
no one. Saul got up from the
ground, and, although his eyes
were open, he did not see
anything. They took him by the
hand and led him into Damascus.
He spent three days without
seeing, without eating and
without drinking. Acts 9, 1-9

17. Paul himself presented this experience as a "vision" (1 Corinthians 9, 1),
as an "appearance" of the risen Jesus Christ (1 Corinthians 15, 8) or as a
"revelation" of Jesus Christ and his Gospel (Galatians 1, 12- 16; 1 Cor 2, 10).

18. “But when He who separated me from my mother's womb and called me by his grace, had to
reveal his Son in me, so that I might announce Him among the Gentiles, immediately, without
asking advice of flesh or blood, without going up to Jerusalem where the apostles before me,
I went to Arabia, whence I returned to Damascus again.” Epistle to the Galatians 1, 12-17

19. "And lastly [the risen Christ] appeared to me also,
like to a miscarriage." 1 Corinthians 15, 8-9

20. Ananias went
and entered the
house, and after
laying his hands
on him, he said:
Brother Saul,
the Lord Jesus,
who appeared
to you in the
way you came,
he has sent me
so that you may
regain your
sight and be
filled with the
Holy Spirit.

21. After the event Paul experienced on the road to Damascus,
Ananias cured him of his blindness by laying his hands on him.
Paul was baptized and stayed in Damascus for a few days

22. Paul of Tarsus began his ministry in Damascus and
Arabia, the name by which the Nabataean kingdom
was referred to. He was persecuted by the ethnarch
Aretas IV, a fact that is usually dated to the years 38-39

23. With Aretas IV (9 BC-40 AD)
The Nabataean kingdom
reached its maximum splendor.
Initially he was at enmity with
the Romans, among other
reasons for having risen to the
throne without authorization
from the Emperor Augustus.
But Aretas knew how to win
the favor of Rome by putting at
the disposal of Varus a good
contingent of men against
a Jewish sedition.
The enmity with the
neighboring country increased
when Herod Antipas (the
tetrarch of Galilee), repudiated
the daughter of King Aretas IV,
uniting with Herodias, the wife
of his brother. This was the real
reason for the war, though it
was justified by border issues.

24. Tiberius sided with the Jews and ordered that, dead or alive, Aretas be brought to Rome, but when
the emperor died, Vitellius, legate of Syria, was unable to capture the monarch who remained in
Petra, not forgetting his northern domains in the Damascene region. In the time of Caligula (37-41)
he was represented in Damascus by an ethnarch who looked after the interests of the people.
In this period the events that Paul of Tarsus refers to in his Second letter to the Corinthians 11.32
occurred. –Aretas IV's successors lost control of Damascus under Emperor Nero, though they
continued to hold sway in Admedeva, the first town on the route from Damascus to Palmyra.
TIBERIO PETRA

25. Paul fled to
Jerusalem where
he visited and
talked with Peter
and James -
Gal (1, 18-19).
According to the
Acts (9, 26-28), it
was Barnabas who
took him to meet
the apostles

26. He was forced
to flee Jerusalem
to escape the
Greek speaking
Jews.
He was driven
to Caesarea
Maritima and
sent to take
refuge inTarsus
of Cilicia

27. Barnabas went to Tarsus
and he accompanied Paul
to Antioch, where the
denomination of
“Christians” was first used
for the disciples of Jesus.

28. Paul spent a year evangelizing there, before being sent to
Jerusalem with alms for those suffering from famine. Antioch
would become the center of Christian converts from paganism
Church of
the Grottos of
Saint Peter in Antioch

29. LIST OF PRESENTATIONS IN ENGLISH
Revised 30-9-2021
Advent and Christmas – time of hope and peace
All Souls Day
Amoris Laetitia – ch 1 – In the Light of the Word
Amoris Laetitia – ch 2 – The Experiences and Challenges of Families
Amoris Laetitia – ch 3 - Looking to Jesus, the Vocation of the Family
Amoris Laetitia – ch 4 - Love in Marriage
Amoris Laetitia – ch 5 – Love made Fruitfuol
Amoris Laetitia – ch 6 – Some Pastoral Perspectives
Amoris Laetitia – ch 7 – Towards a better education of children
Amoris Laetitia – ch 8 – Accompanying, discerning and integrating weaknwss
Amoris Laetitia – ch 9 – The Spirituality of Marriage and the Family
Beloved Amazon 1ª – A Social Dream
Beloved Amazon 2 - A Cultural Dream
Beloved Amazon 3 – An Ecological Dream
Beloved Amazon 4 - An Ecclesiastical Dream
Carnival
Christ is Alive
Familiaris Consortio (FC) 1 – Church and Family today
Familiaris Consortio (FC) 2 - God’s plan for the family
Familiaris Consortio (FC) 3 – 1 – family as a Community
Familiaris Consortio (FC) 3 – 2 – serving life and education
Familiaris Consortio (FC) 3 – 3 – mission of the family in society
Familiaris Consortio (FC) 3 – 4 - Family in the Church
Familiaris Consortio (FC) 4 Pastoral familiar
Football in Spain
Haurietis aquas – devotion to the Sacred Heart by Pius XII
Holidays and Holy Days
Holy Spirit
Holy Week – drawings for children
Holy Week – glmjpses of the last hours of JC
Inauguration of President Donald Trump
Juno explores Jupiter
Laudato si 1 – care for the common home
Laudato si 2 – Gospel of creation
Laudato si 3 – Human roots of the ecological crisis
Laudato si 4 – integral ecology
Laudato si 5 – lines of approach and action
Laudato si 6 – Education y Ecological Spirituality
Love and Marriage 12,3,4,5,6,7,8,9
Lumen Fidei – ch 1,2,3,4
Martyrs of North America and Canada
Medjugore Pilgrimage
Misericordiae Vultus in English
Mother Teresa of Calcuta – Saint
Pope Franciss in Thailand
Pope Francis in Japan
Pope Francis in Sweden
Pope Francis in Hungary, Slovaquia
Pope Francis in America
Pope Francis in the WYD in Poland 2016
Querida Amazonia
Resurrection of Jesus Christ –according to the Gospels
Russian Revolution and Communismo 3 civil war 1918.1921
Russian Revolution and Communism 1
Russian Revolution and Communismo 2
Saint Agatha, virgin and martyr
Saint Albert the Great
Saint Anthony of Padua
Saint Francis of Assisi
Saint Francis of Sales
Saint Ignatius of Loyola
Saint James, apostle
Saint John N. Neumann, bishop of Philadelphia
Saint Joseph
Saint Maria Goretti
Saint Martin of Tours
Saint Maximilian Kolbe
Saint Mother Theresa of Calcutta
Saint Jean Baptiste MarieaVianney, Curé of Ars
Saint John of the Crossç
Saint Patrick and Ireland
Saint Paul Apostle
Saints Zachary and Elizabeth, parents of John Baptis
Signs of hope
Sunday – day of the Lord
Thanksgiving – History and Customs
The Body, the cult – (Eucharist)
Valentine
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Way of the Cross – drawings for children
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30. LISTA DE PRESENTACIONES EN ESPAÑOL
Revisado 30-9-2021
Abuelos
Adviento y Navidad, tiempo de esperanza
Amor y Matrimonio 1 - 9
Amoris Laetitia – ch 1 – A la luz de la Palabre
Amoris Laetitia – ch 2 – Realidad y Desafíos de las Familias
Amoris Laetitia – ch 3 La mirada puesta en Jesús: Vocación de la Familia
Amoris Laetitia – ch 4 - El Amor en el Matrimonio
Amoris Laetitia – ch 5 – Amor que se vuelve fecundo
Amoris Laetitia – ch 6 – Algunas Perspectivas Pastorales
Amoris Laetitia – ch 7 – Fortalecer la educacion de los hijos
Amoris Laetitia – ch 8 – Acompañar, discernir e integrar la fragilidad
Amoris Laetitia – ch 9 – Espiritualidad Matrimonial y Familiar
Carnaval
Cristo Vive
Dia de todos los difuntos
Domingo – día del Señor
El camino de la cruz de JC en dibujos para niños
El Cuerpo, el culto – (eucarisía)
Espíritu Santo
Familiaris Consortio (FC) 1 – iglesia y familia hoy
Familiaris Consortio (FC) 2 - el plan de Dios para la familia
Familiaris Consortio (FC) 3 – 1 – familia como comunidad
Familiaris Consortio (FC) 3 – 2 – servicio a la vida y educación
Familiaris Consortio (FC) 3 – 3 – misión de la familia en la sociedad
Familiaris Consortio (FC) 3 – 4 - participación de la familia en la iglesia
Familiaris Consortio (FC) 4 Pastoral familiar
Fátima – Historia de las Apariciones de la Virgen
Feria de Sevilla
Haurietis aquas – el culto al Sagrado Corazón
Hermandades y cofradías
Hispanidad
Laudato si 1 – cuidado del hogar común
Laudato si 2 – evangelio de creación
Laudato si 3 – La raíz de la crisis ecológica
Laudato si 4 – ecología integral
Laudato si 5 – líneas de acción
Laudato si 6 – Educación y Espiritualidad Ecológica
Lumen Fidei – cap 1,2,3,4
Madre Teresa de Calcuta – Santa
María y la Biblia
Martires de Nor America y Canada
Medjugore peregrinación
Misericordiae Vultus en Español
Papa Francisco en Bulgaria
Papa Francisco en Rumania
Papa Francisco en Marruecos
Papa Francisco en México
Papa Francisco – mensaje para la Jornada Mundial Juventud 2016
Papa Francisco – visita a Chile
Papa Francisco – visita a Perú
Papa Francisco en Colombia 1 + 2
Papa Francisco en Cuba
Papa Francisco en Fátima
Papa Francisco en la JMJ 2016 – Polonia
Papa Francisco en Hugaría e Eslovaquia
Queridas Amazoznia 1,2,3,4
Resurrección de Jesucristo – según los Evangelios
Revolución Rusa y Comunismo 1, 2, 3
Santa Agata, virgen y martir
San Alberto Magno
San Antonio de Padua
San Francisco de Asis 1,2,3,4
San Francisco de Sales
Santa Maria Goretti
San Ignacio de Loyola
San José, obrero, marido, padre
San Juan Ma Vianney, Curé de’Ars
San Juan de la Cruz
San Juan N. Neumann, obispo de Philadelphia
San Martin de Tours
San Maximiliano Kolbe
Santa Teresa de Calcuta
San Padre Pio de Pietralcina
San Pablo, Apostol
San Patricio e Irlanda
Santiago Apóstol
Santos Zacarias e Isabel, padres de Juan Bautista
Semana santa – Vistas de las últimas horas de JC
Vacaciones Cristianas
Valentín
Virgen de Guadalupe
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Vocación a evangelizar
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