The Good Life and Hard Times of the Apostle Paul

1. Lesson 1
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How Did Saul Get from Here…

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. . . To Here ?

4. • Acts
• Letters – Paul, Peter, Hebrews
• Early Historians
• Modern Historians
• Commentators
• Scholarly Papers
• Contemporary Books
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Sources of Information

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The Hinge of History
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You Get to Choose
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7. • God is Sovereign
• Man has Free Will
• God’s will shall be done
• Man’s Free Will shall not be violated
• God orchestrates history & civilizations
• God ordains what will occur
• He does not merely use what has occurred
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Principles

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From Saul to Paul
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‫י‬ ִ‫בר‬ ִ‫ע‬
‫ת‬
Persia
Tarsus(Hittite)
Assyria
University

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From Blindness to Vision
Antiochian Church (Syria)
Apostle Peter
Arabia (Mt. Sinai or Essenes?)
Damascene Church
Barnabus
Ananias

10. Three, Two, One, Lift Off!
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11. An Unimpressive Looking Man
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12. 35,000 Miles on Bowed Legs
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13. Tarsus of the Hittites - Home
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14. The River Cydnus at Tarsus
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15. Tarsus Mountains, Black Goats, Cilicium
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16. City of Tarsus – In Paul’s Day
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17. Libera Civitas – Roma Vincit
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The Triumvirate

18. Tarsus, the “University City”
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Minerva(Greek)
Athena(Roman)

19. Paul the Stoic – Zeno, the Founder
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20. Paul and Stoicism
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21. Let’s Pray About It
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