How did saint paul?

Question

How did Paul's education help him in spreading the Gospel?

Answer 1

Good question. It helped him because he had an understanding of the Jewish law. He was a Pharisee. This way, as you read in Galatians, he was able to prove because of the sacrifice of Christ that keeping the law was not necessary. Also, he could point to the Old Testament saints, and the pictures that they were of New Testament theology, and the fulfilling of prophecy, etc. Paul eventually became the preacher to the Gentiles.

Answer 2

I'm not sure, but Paul was a Pharisee, so he must have known a lot about the scriptures. This would help being as he could make a good argument for the gospel message simply by showing how the Old Testament scriptures in the past have pointed to the Messiah and how Jesus has fullfilled those prophesies from the Old Testament, therefore He is the Messiah.

Answer 3

Paul was formally educated as a child...

He was also trained as a Pharisee.

Paul spoke and wrote Greek, and he used a Greek translation of the Jewish scriptures. It is debatable whether he knew Hebrew or Aramaic. If he did know either of these languages, he gives very little indication of it.

This education helped with the spread of Christianity as he knew what the opposition was doing and thinking. Paul was a skilled letter writer but not a very good speaker.

to prove my point, there are 27 books in the NT and he is credited with 13 of them. What can I say... the guy just like to write.

Answer 4

He grew up a Jew but in Tarsus which was a Roman colony,populated by Greeks.The fact that He was a Roman born citizen,the fact that he read,wrote and spake Koinea Greek,and the fact that he was a Pharisee educated under Gamaliel in Jerusalem and was an expert on the scriptures....what more could you ask for,for a guy to spread the word to the Greek world?

Answer 5

He spoke High Hebrew, Aramaic, six Greek languages. He was a high-born Jew, a member of the Sanhedrin, a Roman citizen. He travelled widely after his conversion from being a rabid and relentless persecutor of the new faith that he saw as a threat to the Jewish religion. He met Jesus Christ on the way to Damascus where he was going to suppress and kill more Christians. Because of his reputation he had a hard time convincing people that he had changed. He was the twelfth apostle, replacing Judas.

Answer 6

He was able to speak to the 'educated' about spiritual matters using their language and techniques. Also, his education gave him credibility with the intellectuals of the times.

Answer 7

He had been an attorney. So obviously he was eloquent and knew how to reason his points. Those were valuable skills when speaking to the nations.

Answer 8

He use it like you use a knife to spread cold butter on soft bread.

Answer 9

he could comunicate with more people !and was accepted in places others may not have been!