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* Knows the Old Testament inside-out, so is very clear on Christ's fulfillment of it. | * Knows the Old Testament inside-out, so is very clear on Christ's fulfillment of it. | ||
* He was very, very smart. | |||
Thus, Paul was the perfect vehicle for Christ! | Thus, Paul was the perfect vehicle for Christ! | ||
I have an additional question, though: did Paul see or even meet Jesus before the Crucifixion? We know he knew about him, as the Disciples on the Road to Emmaus tell the stranger they meet, <blockquote>“Are you the only visitor to Jerusalem who does not know of the things that have taken place there in these days?”([https://bible.usccb.org/bible/luke/24?18 Lk 24:18]) </blockquote>This site says he did: | I have an additional question, though: did Paul see or even meet Jesus before the Crucifixion? We know he knew about him, as the Disciples on the Road to Emmaus tell the stranger they meet, <blockquote>“Are you the only visitor to Jerusalem who does not know of the things that have taken place there in these days?”([https://bible.usccb.org/bible/luke/24?18 Lk 24:18]) </blockquote>This site says he did: I like to think that Paul not only saw Jesus, but was one of the "scribes and Pharisees" who brought the adulteress to Jesus for stoning ([https://bible.usccb.org/bible/john/8?1 Jn 8:1]) -- of course there's no evidence for it, but it'd be consistent with Paul's attitude. Imagine were he the last of the group to walk away!" If so, it might also give us a clue as to what Jesus wrote on the ground ([https://bible.usccb.org/bible/john/8?8 Jn 8:8]) I always thought he was playing tic-tac-toe, with the final "scratch" as they walked away in shame, but maybe it was a note to Paul, "''See you on the road to Damascus!''" :) | ||
Here for websites on this question: | |||
* [https://theopolisinstitute.com/before-his-conversion-paul-knew-jesus/ Before His Conversion, Paul Knew Jesus - Theopolis Institute] | |||
* [https://www.carm.org/questions/did-paul-actually-see-jesus/ Did Paul actually see Jesus? | carm.org] | |||
----Here for a page on this site [[Saint Paul]] | ----Here for a page on this site [[Saint Paul]] | ||