a. He spread the teachings of Jesus beyond Jewish communities to gentiles.
b. He developed the early structure of the Christian Church.
c. He created the ritual of the Eucharist.
d. Because he knew Jesus, his teachings converted large numbers of people.
2007-01-13 08:44:14 · 10 answers · asked by Anonymous in Society & Culture ➔ Religion & Spirituality
I would go with "a". The primary impact he has left on Christianity after him is through his letters, but in his own time, he sees himself primarily as a prophet to the non-Jews, to bring to them the message of the crucified Messiah. Paul saw that the cities are the key to the rapid spread of this new message, which he did ... And spread it did!
2007-01-13 08:58:53 · answer #1 · answered by thundercatt9 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Paul did not create the Eucharist - the Roman Catholic church did, and it's not biblical. The Eucharist pertains to the RC church and that's it - not Christianity as they claim. Holy Communion is done to remember the Lord's supper, which is broken pieces of bread and grape juice.
Secondly, it's not the teachings from Paul that converted people - it was the God who converted their hearts by the power of His Holy Spirit.
Thirdly, Christ's teachings were from God and were not restricted or limited to JUST the Jews, but to ALL who are willing to listen and believe in Christ.
Fourthly, Paul was an apostle and, as he was ordained by God to do, he spread the Word to others, teaching others how to follow and obey Christ.
2007-01-13 08:52:28 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Constantine was pretty important, but Paul wrote so many letters and set such an example for people after him to do the same. He went to a bunch of places in the Mediterranean. Without him, I would have taken longer for Christianity to get to those places.
2016-03-14 05:22:12 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
you are right
It is perhaps no exaggeration to say that next to the Lord Jesus, no other individual has impacted the shape of Christianity as had the apostle Paul. More than one-third of our New Testament consists of writings ascribed to him, and despite his own assertion that he was the “least of the apostles” (1 Cor. 15: 9), Christian history argues otherwise. It is impossible to apprehend and appreciate early Christianity without taking into account his life and work; and it is impossible to understand his writings without knowing about him – the author of the epistles that make more than a third of the New Testament.
2007-01-13 08:52:14 · answer #4 · answered by Phoebhart 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋
It's a. He didn't create the early structure of the Christian Church, the Eucharist dates from the Last Supper, and he didn't know Jesus in person during his life.
2007-01-13 08:50:28 · answer #5 · answered by TheOnlyBeldin 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Peace!
You already answered your own question. Let me just add that Christianity would probably be a branch of Judaism if not for St. Paul.
2007-01-13 08:49:13 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 2⤋
I would say A his letters and his knowladge of the the jewish faith helped to get the truth out. his conviction that Jesus was the massiah and his guilt I am sure lead him to push ferther than any one else.
2007-01-13 08:49:56 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
a
2007-01-13 08:48:13 · answer #8 · answered by dmwilson91 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
You answered your own question.
2007-01-13 08:52:23 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
It all sounds good except (c.) That is not correct.
2007-01-13 08:48:44 · answer #10 · answered by DATA DROID 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋