While on his way to Damascus to round up more followers of the “Way” and return them to Jerusalem for trial, he encountered Christ in a most dramatic way (Acts 9) and he was immediately converted. He became a zealous teacher, preacher and theologian of the “Way,” just as he had been zealous for Torah. Paul was a bold and fearless preacher, so bold and fearless that he fomented the wrath of his opponents and they frequently responded to him in a violent manner. (See Acts 13–14). He wrote many letters