Who exactly was Saul the Pharisee?

Answer by  Mumma (483)

Saul was a religious Jew who belonged to the Pharisee sect. He was most cetianly a student and scholar at the Temple in Jerusalem. He persecuted Christians and other heretics. He himself says in Romans that he kept the laws better than anyone else and was basically a super Pharisee until his conversion to Christianity on the Damamscus road.

Answer by  gleverance (720)

Saul the Pharisee was studying to become a rabbi for the first part of his life. A Roman citizen, he found himself in Jerusalem at one point and, even stranger, became an apostle. He is more commonly known as Paul, and wrote a great many letters and speeches on behalf of the new Christian movement.

Answer by  Kurt (4579)

Saul would later change his name to Paul. His story is written in the book of Acts in the New Testament. He started out persecuting Christians but then converted himself after a dramatic experience on the road to Damascus. He went on many missionary trips preaching Christianity and wrote books.

Answer by  MzKitty (273)

Saul the Pharisee was a high leader who persecuted Christians and put them to death; he encountered God and was caused to be blind. Later cured, he became the famous Paul.