Biography
St Paul was born in this city in modern day Turkey
What is Tarsus?
Paul's conversion occurred on the road to this city.
What is Damascus?
Paul is generally considered to have taken this many journeys to spread Jesus' teachings and establish Christian communiites
What is three missionary journeys?
Driven by his fear of the end of the world, Paul aimed to complete this task
What is convert as many people as possible?
Paul's theology focused on the importance of this significant individual
Who is Jesus Christ?
St Paul belonged to this group of Jewish lawmakers
What is a Pharisee?
Paul's encounter with Jesus took the form of these two experiences. (200 points for each correct answer)
What is a blinding light and the voice of Jesus?
One of Paul's frequent travel partners was a man with this name beginning with B
Who is Barnabas?
Paul's letters were written as speeches for this purpose
What is to be read out loud as a sermon to a community?
Paul's letters contributed to this many of the 27 books of the new testament
What is 13 or 14 books of The Bible?
Paul was thought to have been executed in this manner sometime between AD62 and 68.
What is beheading?
Paul was blinded for this many days after his encounter
What is three days?
Paul's second and third missionary journeys took him all across the Aegean for this many years
What is 8 years?
Paul demonstrated equity by involving this often marginalised group of people
Who are women?
This book of the New Testament deals mostly with the life story of St Paul
What is the Acts of the Apostles?
When the Jewish people largely refused to listen to his sermons, Paul decided to preach amongst this other group of people.
Who are the Gentiles?
Paul was initially helped by this early follower of Jesus
Who is Ananais?
Paul wrote this many letters to the Christian communities.
Bonus points for each correct community he wrote to
What is 13 letters?
Romans 1 and 2, Corinthians, Galatians, Ephesians, Phillipians, Colossians 1 and 2, Thessalonians 1 and 2, Timoty, Titus, and Philomen
Paul's message to the persecuted Christians
What is bless those that persecute you?
Today, we can learn this lesson from Paul's conversion story and subsequent missionary work
What is acceptance, and determination?
In Antioch, Paul and his followers were first referred to by this name.
What are the Christians?
Paul studied for a few years alongside this prominent follower of Jesus
Who is Peter?
What is the letter to the Romans?
In Athens, Paul taught the Athenian Christians the importance of this Christian sacrament
What is the Eucharist / bread and wine?
This event in the life of Paul ensured that he became known as a saint
What is his martyrdom (killed for his beliefs)?