Saint Paul the Apostle: From the Eastern Mediterranean to the Heart of Christian History
How the life and journeys of Saint Paul shaped the expansion and identity of Christianity in the first century.
Saint Paul the Apostle was one of the most influential figures in early Christian history, not because he belonged to the original circle of Jesus’s disciples, but because his life and work transformed Christianity from a small movement rooted in Judea into a faith that spread across the eastern Mediterranean and beyond. Active during the middle decades of the first century AD, Paul became notable within Christian history through his extensive travels, his role in establishing early Christian communities, and the collection of letters attributed to him that remain among the earliest Christian writings.
