The Paul referred to in the book of Acts was 'Saul', who became the 'Apostle Paul' (Acts 13:9) after his experience with the resurrected Jesus. He, Timothy, Barnabas, Silas and the rest of the new Christian congregation, worked together as active proclaimers of the 'good news' for many years(Acts 15:35)(Acts 17:2-4)(Acts 18:5)
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Barnabas took Paul and brought him to the apostles
There were 13 apostles in the New Testament. There were 14 apostles in the New Testament. Paul was called an apostle, as were the 12 disciples who followed Jesus. Acts of the Apostles says that Matthias was appointed as a further apostle to replace Judas Iscariot.
Paul himself never mentions either having lost his sight or regained it. In fact his own brief statement on his conversion to Christianity seems a little contrary to what is told in Acts of the Apostles, where this miracle occurs.Acts of the Apostles gives us three different accounts of Paul's conversion. Following the first account, in Acts 9:17-18, Ananias placed his hand on Paul's head and told him that he was to receive his sight back. A briefer version of the same miracle is in Acts 22:13. The third account, in Acts chapter 26 omits mention of Paul having been blinded, which does not necessarily contradict the two other accounts in Acts although there are other contradictions.
The appearance of Paul before Caesar is mentioned in Acts of the Apostles, which does not provide any reliable information as to when this would have occurred. There is no confirmation of the appeal to Caesar and the journey to Rome, in Paul's own epistles, leading some scholars to challenge the historicity of Acts and dismiss this as novelistic fiction.
Acts is sometimes referred to as 'The Acts of the Holy Spirit.'