Prof. M. M. Ninan

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Prof. M. M. Ninan
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SAUL PAUL
The builder and the Architect of the
ChurchLiturgy of St.Jacob
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Acts of Paul and Thecla
2nd C
"Small of stature, balding, bow legs, large
eyes, eyebrows meeting, nose slightly hooked".

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PAUL'S EARLY LIFE Prior to 32 AD
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PAUL was born in Tarsus, the capital of
Cilicia in AD 4. (Acts 2139 223) Cilicia
became a Roman province in 64 B.C. after it was
conquered by Pompey. Tarsus was a Hellenized
city, famous for its university, gymnasium,
theatre, art school and gymnasium. It became the
capital of the province of Cilicia during
Pompeys reorganization of Roman Asia Minor in 66
BC. Later on, Mark Antony granted freedom
and Roman citizenship to the people of Tarsus. In
an age when most of the people living within the
boundaries of the Pax Romana were slaves, Paul
was born a free citizen of the Empire.
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Roman Road in Tarsus
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Scenic coastline of Tarsus
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Modern Tarsus in Turkey
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Cleopatras Gate
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St.Pauls Well
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Tarsus of Pauls time excavation site
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Of the Tribe of Benjamin
Philippians 35
Benjamin county of present Israel
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Youngest son of favorite wife
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The Tribe of Benjamin
Son of my right hand"
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The Tribe of Benjamin
"Son of the south",
bn, son yamin-, right, right hand, south
(on the right-hand side when facing east).
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SouthernerSouthern Tribe
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"Zelah, Eleph and Jebusi, which is Jerusalem,
Gibeath and Kirjath fourteen cities with their
villages. This is the inheritance of the children
of Benjamin according to their families."     -
Joshua 1828
Later, when the Kingdom of Israel was divided,
the tribe of Benjamin joined with the tribe of
Judah to form the Kingdom
of Judah
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Haran
Lot
Easow
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Historically, Benjamin was the smallest and
weakest of the twelve tribes of Israel. This was
due to a war Benjamin fought against the other
eleven tribes, in which Benjamin was virtually
annihilated (Judges 19-21). God made good use of
this weakest of peoples (I Corinthians 127).
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Gen 4927 Benjamin is a ravenous wolf
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Upuaut, Egypt's wolf-headed god of conquest,
guide of warriors, "he who opens the way
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2Co 1122 Are they Hebrews? So am I. Are
they Yisra'eli's? So am I. Are they the seed of
Avraham?
So am I.
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Who is a Hebrew?
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al-Khabeuru jalla jalaaluh
MeaningTHE ALL-AWAREHe who has knowledge of
the most secret parts of everything, and knows
their inner meanings.
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Phi_35, An Hebrew of the Hebrews,
not an Hellenist or Greek-speaking Jew, but a
Hebrew in tongue, and sprung from Hebrews.
The Talmud at the end of Tractate Sukkah,
indicates that there was intermarriage with the
Greeks. They remained Jews but adopted Greek ways
and paganism.
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Phi_35, An Hebrew of the Hebrews,
Beloved wifes youngest son
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Hebrew
Heber Hannahar or of the country beyond the
river. Foreigner.
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Habirus2000 BC UrA wandering Aramaen
Heb 119
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Habirus 1470 BC Egyptused for slaves. .
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Habirus Later used for maraudersCanaanite
version of the conquest of Canaan under Joshua.
Tell Amarna Tablets
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Hebrew
Heberthe father of Peleg, in whose days the
confusion of languages was made, and what is now
called the Hebrew language being the first and
original one, was retained in him and in his
family hence Shem is said to be the father of
all the children of Heber, Gen_1021
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Jews Yahudya
' This time let me praise (odeh ????) Yah
(????),' and named the child Judah (Yehudah
?????).
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IN PALEO HEBREW
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Yisra'eli
theocracy and descent from Israel, the prince
who prevailed with God (Rom_94)
Bnei Yisrael
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The letters in Yisral represents the first
letters from these fathers and mothers.
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The seed of Avraham
to the claim to a share in the Messiah (Rom_111
Rom_97)
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Circumcised on the eighth day--Philippians 35
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asked for 
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His father had acquired Roman citizenship,
so Paul was a "Roman by birth--Acts 1637
2225-28
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His circumcision-name was Saul The name Paul
was also given to him in infancy "for use in
the Gentile world," (Pet name?)
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It is a rule with them, that "the Israelites out
of the land, their names are as the names of the
Gentiles.''
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Luke calls the apostle by his Jewish name Saul,
whilst he was among the Jews, and only preached
among them Acts 139 he was about
to appear openly to be the Apostle to the
Gentiles , he all along hereafter calls him by
his Gentile name Paul
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Name
Roman
Hebrew
Paulose Small, little one, Baby, Paulos (The
deputy)
Saulos
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CEASE
God ceased direct dealings with His people
Israel.
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asked for 
Note the position of diacritics
grave, pit, hell
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In normal writing both are written as this
Note the position of diacritics
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The Hebrew "sheol" is the same as the Greek
"hades," the imperceptible, the unseen.
A king was unseen in Israel they did not have a
king as other nations, so they asked for a king,
and Saul was given.
1 Sam 1213
So also Saul of the Acts. He was not seen at the
beginning of the record, nor was he seen with the
Twelve.
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Saul King of Israel
Israel's first king, Saula tall, strong,
regal-looking manwas a Benjamite. "And Saul
answered and said, "Am not I a Benjamite, of the
smallest of the tribes of Israel, and my family
the least of all the families of the tribe of
Benjamin? Why then do you speak like this to me?"
(I Samuel 921).
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God "gave him another heart" so that he
prophesied with the prophets (I Samuel 109-10).
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Tall, handsome Saul of Gibeah
Philippians 35-6 introduces another son of
Benjamin Another Saul. God gave him a new
heart. This Saul did not misuse his anointing.
Short, not so handsomeSaul of Tarsus
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Israel rejected Yahvh as King
Judah rejects Mesiah
Period of Kings.
Period of Judges
Church Age
King Saul
God introduces two NEW AGES
Apostle Saul
You asked for it
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That which was unseen made visible. You asked
for it.
The Church Age Architect
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Paulose Baby
Smallness of his Stature and voice
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Conversion Name
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• Profile
• Born c.3 AD as Saul at Tarsus, Cilicia (modern
  Turkey)
• Talmudic student.
• Pharisee
• Tent-maker by trade.