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The Dictionary of Paul and His Letters is a one-of-a-kind reference work. Following the format of its highly successful companion volume, the Dictionary of Jesus and the Gospels, this Dictionary is designed to bring students, teachers, ministers and laypeople abreast of the established conclusions and significant recent developments in Pauline scholarship. No other single reference works...

prayer and fasting which followed (Acts 9:11), Saul first came to understand that “Jesus is the Son of God” (Acts 9:20). Following Ananias’s communication of his apostolic commission, Saul was immediately baptized while “calling upon his [Jesus’] name” in prayer (Acts 22:16; cf. 9:19; Rom 10:9–10, 14). The apostle later received personal guidance from Christ while “praying” in the Jerusalem Temple (Acts 22:17; cf. 9:26–30; 16:9–10). It was during a period of “prayer and fasting” that the Holy Spirit