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No, King Saul and Paul are not the same person. King Saul is from the Old Testament best known as the jealous king who tried to kill David. Paul was first Saul in the New Testament, best known as the man who persecuted Christians, and later became Apostle Paul.
King Saul from the Old Testament Bible is, in fact, the same person as the Apostle Paul from the New Testament Bible, as he changed is life course and became Christian, thus adopting a new name.
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No; the two lived approximately a thousand years apart. King Saul ruled Israel in the tenth century B.C. Saul of Tarsus (the apostle Paul) lived in the first centuty A.D.
In a word: Faith.
Acts 7:58 tells us that a young man named 'Saul' watched the coats of those murdering Stephen, and that he approved of the murder (Acts 8:1)
Later, after Saul learned who Jesus was, and understood what he'd done, he repented and started using his Latin name, Paul.
He became the Christian Apostle Paul, recounting his sin against Stephen and the Christian congregation at :Acts 22:20
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Paul's meeting with the risen Christ on the road to Damascus (he was on the way there with the intent to persecute more Christians) was a turning point in his life. Paul, as Saul, was a very learned man, a Pharisee and a pupil of the great Gamaliel. He knew the scriptures inside out. However, his life was turned upside down by this carpenter from Galilee, and, having seen for his own eyes the risen Christ on the Damascus Road, the Christ who everyone claimed had risen from death, he had no real alternative to deny him any longer but, instead, to embrace the Christian message as truth. Paul went on to become one of the greatest apostles, evangelists and theologians the world has ever seen. He founded many churches across the Roman Empire and wrote to them letters of support, encouragement and sometimes chastisement (!). His masterpiece was the Letter to the Romans where Paul sets out the Christian message with amazing clarity and conviction. These letters contained so much profound Christian wisdom and insight, based on his learned upbringing and his faith in Christ, that many were preserved and are still read today Sunday by Sunday in Christian Churches as the bulk of the New Testament is made up of them.
This had really confused me but NO. They are not the same people! As we can see in 1 Chronicles 10: 4-6 King Saul fell on His own sword and died. Paul in the new testament is a different person from King Paul in the old testament.
1 Chronicles 10:4-6
"4.Then Saul said to his armorbearer, “Draw your sword, and thrust me through with it, lest these uncircumcised men come and abuse me.” But his armorbearer would not, for he was greatly afraid. Therefore Saul took a sword and fell on it.
5.And when his armorbearer saw that Saul was dead, he also fell on his sword and died.
6.So Saul and his three sons died, and all his house died together."
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Yes. Paul's original name was Saul of Tarsus. He changed his name after divine revelation showed him the truth of Christ. Name changing was a common practice back then.
Saul means 'asked for or 'prayed for.
Paul means 'small' or 'humble'.
A better translation into English for Paul is 'least'.
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Where was Saul when Jesus was alive?
Saul (who later became known as the apostle Paul) was in Jerusalem and played a role in the persecution of early Christians during the time Jesus was alive. He did not meet Jesus in person until after Jesus' death and resurrection on the road to Damascus.
Who is the 13th apostle?
Paul, formerly Saul of Tarsus, is known as the 13th Apostle.
Who was the apostle and pharisee?
Paul who was originally called Saul
Are there more than one Paul in the Bible?
Yes. There was Saul who changed his name to Paul and there was Paul the Apostle. It is believed that these were two separate men. ^^Actually Saul, whose name was later changed to Paul, is the same person as the Apostle Paul who traveled to do God's work and was imprisioned twice by the Romans.
Which apostle never saw Jesus?
Saul of Tarsus also known as 'Apostle' Paul.
What was apostle Paul's job?
Paul (Roman word for the Hebrew Saul) the apostle was a leader among the Pharisees prior to his dramatic conversion.
Which apostle traveled as a missionary constantly?
The apostle Paul (formerly Saul) is known for constantly travelling as a missionary.
Who was known as saul before didicating his life to christ?
Saul's name was changed to Paul after he accepted Jesus as his savior. Paul became an apostle.
What is Saint Paul's saint name?
Paul the Apostle, Apostle Paul, Saul of Tarsus and just Paul i guess
What was the apostle Paul's last name?
It was Saul and then he changed it to Paul.saul but his real name is paul
Who was King Paul in the Bible?
There was no King Paul. But there was Paul the Apostle. His name was also Saul. Now there was a Jewish King named Saul, perhaps that's whom you mean. He was the King that ruled over Israel for 40 years, immediately preceeding the reign of King David. The last years of his life he lost God's blessing on his reign, God then picked David to be the next King. Saul was jealous of how God was with David, and so sought to have him killed on numerous occasions. Saul and his son Jonathan (who was very close friends with David before David was king) were both killed in a battle that saw King Saul's forces defeated by the Phillistines.
Who was the apostle that had previously been a persecutor of Christians?
Saul also known as Paul
