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- noun (New Testament) a Christian missionary to the Gentiles; author of several Epistles in the New Testament; even though Paul was not present at the Last Supper he is considered an Apostle
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When Saul of Tarsus set out on his journey to Damascus the whole of the known world lay in bondage.
In Hoc Anno Domini 2011
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Perhaps they are indeed the product of some set of conversion-narrative conventions, or were at least influenced by earlier conversion narratives, going back to that of Saul of Tarsus “Now as he was going along and approaching Damascus, suddenly a light from heaven flashed around him,” Acts 9:3, if not earlier.
In the Valley of the Shadow James L. Kugel 2011
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Perhaps they are indeed the product of some set of conversion-narrative conventions, or were at least influenced by earlier conversion narratives, going back to that of Saul of Tarsus “Now as he was going along and approaching Damascus, suddenly a light from heaven flashed around him,” Acts 9:3, if not earlier.
In the Valley of the Shadow James L. Kugel 2011
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Perhaps they are indeed the product of some set of conversion-narrative conventions, or were at least influenced by earlier conversion narratives, going back to that of Saul of Tarsus “Now as he was going along and approaching Damascus, suddenly a light from heaven flashed around him,” Acts 9:3, if not earlier.
In the Valley of the Shadow James L. Kugel 2011
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Perhaps they are indeed the product of some set of conversion-narrative conventions, or were at least influenced by earlier conversion narratives, going back to that of Saul of Tarsus “Now as he was going along and approaching Damascus, suddenly a light from heaven flashed around him,” Acts 9:3, if not earlier.
In the Valley of the Shadow James L. Kugel 2011
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When Saul of Tarsus set out on his journey to Damascus the whole of the known world lay in bondage.
In Hoc Anno Domini 2011
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When Saul of Tarsus set out on his journey to Damascus the whole of the known world lay in bondage.
In Hoc Anno Domini 2010
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I feel sorry for Dawkins - I think he is due for a most appalling fall, something like Saul of Tarsus.
On Thursday, the Legg report will be published along with... 2009
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NEESON: Saul of Tarsus, who never met Jesus in the flesh, never traveled or supped with him, and who wanted to kill his followers, becomes the greatest defender of the Jesus faith, known to the world by the Greek version of his name, Paul.
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Unlike Saul of Tarsus on the road to Damascus, I was not converted to an understanding of civil rights by a single experience.
The No Bull Campaign 2008
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