European civilization has never ceased to be in essence the civilization bequeathed by the christianized Roman Empire. Or we might ask another interesting historical question. Since Christianity began as a movement within the commonwealth of Israel, how is it that, less than a century after its inception, it presented the appearance of a mainly Gentile faith? The answer to this question too lies in the effectiveness of the ministry of Paul as the divinely chosen apostle to the Gentiles. Some Gentiles