Who was the Apostle who previously was a Jew Killer and what book in Bible if applicable?

Question

I need help with writing a paper about Christian stereotypes...rather the stereotypes of Christians. I need to know some info of the Pre-apostlistic Jew Killer who then turned his life around became Christian and taught and helped people...If memory serves me right.

Answer 1

Saul, but his Roman name is Paul. He is glad that Stephen, who is a disciple of the Great Teacher, is being killed. Why does Saul do such bad things?

Saul belongs to a Jewish religious group called the Pharisees. The Pharisees have God’s Word, but they pay more attention to the teachings of some of their own religious leaders. This makes Saul do bad things.

When Stephen is arrested in Jerusalem, Saul is right there. Stephen is taken to court, where some of the judges are Pharisees. Even though bad things are said about Stephen, he is not afraid. He speaks right up and gives the judges a good witness about Jehovah God and about Jesus.

But those judges do not like what they hear. They already know a lot about Jesus. In fact, only a short time before this, they had Jesus put to death! But afterward, God took Jesus back to heaven. Now, instead of changing their ways, the judges fight against the disciples of Jesus.

The judges grab hold of Stephen and take him outside the city. They knock him down and throw stones at him. Saul is there watching. He thinks it is right to kill Stephen.

Do you know why Saul thought that way? Well, all his life Saul had been a Pharisee, and he believed that the teachings of the Pharisees were right. He looked to those men as an example, so he copied them.

After Stephen is killed, what does Saul do? He tries to get rid of the rest of Jesus’ disciples! He goes right into their homes and drags out both men and women. Then he has them thrown into prison. Many of the disciples have to leave Jerusalem, but they do not stop preaching about Jesus.

This causes Saul to hate Jesus’ disciples even more. So he goes to High Priest Caiaphas and gets approval to arrest Christians in the city of Damascus. Saul wants to bring them as prisoners to Jerusalem to have them punished. But when he is on the way to Damascus, an amazing thing happens.

A light flashes from heaven, and a voice says: “Saul, Saul, why are you persecuting me?” It is Jesus speaking from heaven! The light is so bright that it makes Saul blind, and the people with Saul have to lead him to Damascus.

Three days later Jesus appears in a vision to one of his disciples in Damascus named Ananias. Jesus tells Ananias to visit Saul, to take away his blindness, and to talk to him. When Ananias speaks to him, Saul accepts the truth about Jesus. He gets his eyesight back. His entire way of life changes, and he becomes a faithful servant of God.

Book of "Acts"

Answer 2

It's Paul but he wasn't one of the 12.
Instead he was an Apostle to the nations meaning he was in charge of preaching to the several nations.
You'll find the beginning of his story somewhere in Acts.
Also he wrote the most books of the Greek scriptures.

Also he wasn't a Jew killer instead he killed Christians.