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	'''Paul of Tarsus''' ({{Greek\|Παῦλος}} ''Paûlos''; {{HeS\|שָׁאוּל}} ''Sha'ul'' [[w:Saul\|Saul]]; {{Latin\|Saul}}; * probably before the year 10, † after 60, probably in [[w:Rome\|Rome]]) was the first and most important theologian in the history of [[Christianity]] and, along with Simon Peter, the most successful missionary of early Christianity.		'''Paul of Tarsus''' ({{Greek\|Παῦλος}} ''Paûlos''; {{HeS\|שָׁאוּל}} ''Sha'ul'' [[w:Saul\|Saul]]; {{Latin\|Saul}}; * probably before the year 10, † after 60, probably in [[w:Rome\|Rome]]) was the first and most important theologian in the history of [[Christianity]] and, along with Simon Peter, the most successful missionary of early Christianity.

	As a Greek-educated [[Jew]] and law-abiding [[w:Pharisees\|Pharisee]], Paul initially persecuted the followers of the crucified [[Jesus of Nazareth]], whom he had never met. But since his [[Damascus experience]], he saw himself as God's called apostle ({{B\|Gal\|1:15f}}). As such, he proclaimed the [[~~Ressurection~~\|resurrected]] [[Jesus Christ]], especially to non-Jews. To this end, he travelled the eastern [[w:Mediterranean Basin\|Mediterranean region]] and founded several Christian congregations there. He remained in contact with them through his [[Pauline epistles]].		As a Greek-educated [[Jew]] and law-abiding [[w:Pharisees\|Pharisee]], Paul initially persecuted the followers of the crucified [[Jesus of Nazareth]], whom he had never met. But since his [[Damascus experience]], he saw himself as God's called apostle ({{B\|Gal\|1:15f}}). As such, he proclaimed the [[Resurrection\|resurrected]] [[Jesus Christ]], especially to non-Jews. To this end, he travelled the eastern [[w:Mediterranean Basin\|Mediterranean region]] and founded several Christian congregations there. He remained in contact with them through his [[Pauline epistles]].

	These oldest preserved writings of the [[w:New Testament\|New Testament]] have influenced not only theologians such as [[Augustine of Hippo]], [[w:Martin Luther\|Martin Luther]] and [[w:Karl Barth\|Karl Barth]], but also philosophers such as [[w:Sören Kierkegaard\|Sören Kierkegaard]] and [[w:Karl Jaspers\|Karl Jaspers]], and have thus strongly influenced European intellectual history. Since the [[w:Enlightenment\|Enlightenment]], many thinkers - including [[Friedrich Nietzsche]] or [[w:Hannah Arendt\|Hannah Arendt]] - see Paul as the actual founder of Christianity.		These oldest preserved writings of the [[w:New Testament\|New Testament]] have influenced not only theologians such as [[Augustine of Hippo]], [[w:Martin Luther\|Martin Luther]] and [[w:Karl Barth\|Karl Barth]], but also philosophers such as [[w:Sören Kierkegaard\|Sören Kierkegaard]] and [[w:Karl Jaspers\|Karl Jaspers]], and have thus strongly influenced European intellectual history. Since the [[w:Enlightenment\|Enlightenment]], many thinkers - including [[Friedrich Nietzsche]] or [[w:Hannah Arendt\|Hannah Arendt]] - see Paul as the actual founder of Christianity.

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'''Paul of Tarsus''' ({{Greek|Παῦλος}} ''Paûlos''; {{HeS|שָׁאוּל}} ''Sha'ul'' [[w:Saul|Saul]]; {{Latin|Saul}}; * probably before the year 10, † after 60, probably in [[w:Rome|Rome]]) was the first and most important theologian in the history of [[Christianity]] and, along with Simon Peter, the most successful missionary of early Christianity.

As a Greek-educated [[Jew]] and law-abiding [[w:Pharisees|Pharisee]], Paul initially persecuted the followers of the crucified [[Jesus of Nazareth]], whom he had never met. But since his [[Damascus experience]], he saw himself as God's called apostle ({{B|Gal|1:15f}}). As such, he proclaimed the [[Ressurection|resurrected]] [[Jesus Christ]], especially to non-Jews. To this end, he travelled the eastern [[w:Mediterranean Basin|Mediterranean region]] and founded several Christian congregations there. He remained in contact with them through his [[Pauline epistles]].

These oldest preserved writings of the [[w:New Testament|New Testament]] have influenced not only theologians such as [[Augustine of Hippo]], [[w:Martin Luther|Martin Luther]] and [[w:Karl Barth|Karl Barth]], but also philosophers such as [[w:Sören Kierkegaard|Sören Kierkegaard]] and [[w:Karl Jaspers|Karl Jaspers]], and have thus strongly influenced European intellectual history. Since the [[w:Enlightenment|Enlightenment]], many thinkers - including [[Friedrich Nietzsche]] or [[w:Hannah Arendt|Hannah Arendt]] - see Paul as the actual founder of Christianity.

== Literature ==

* Clemens Horvat: ''Die Paulus-Briefe und Rudolf Steiners Philosophie der Freiheit'', 2. Auflage, Books on Demand 2019, ISBN 978-3748141877, eBook {{ASIN|B07W4LSC73}}
* [[Rudolf Steiner]]: ''Die Bhagavad Gita und die Paulusbriefe'', [[GA 142]] (1982), ISBN 3-7274-1420-0 {{Lectures|142}}

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