From Saul To Paul: A Religious Conversion

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but puts a lot more emphasis on religion when he tells his story to the king. He tells of his religious ways and how they have changed which he only does in this telling. He puts a much larger emphasis on his strict Jewish upbringing. He tells the king how he “belonged to the strictest sect of our religion and lived as a Pharisee” (Harper Collins Study Bible, Acts 26.5).
The next section of Paul’s conversions I will cover are the characters of each conversion and the part that they play in the story. There are not too many characters in each of the stories of Paul’s conversion. However, those who are mentioned, are key players in the conversion of Paul or had something to do with his incarceration. He also has some important interaction with the citizens. As each conversion story is told, you can see how Paul tells his story to those who will listen and as each new story arises more people learn of him, each time those people hear of Paul and his ways he gains more power and prestige.
Saul, who would later become known a...