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In this comprehensive introduction to the apostle Paul, Stanley Porter devotes serious consideration both to the background and major contours of Paul’s thought and to the unique contributions of each of his letters. Porter begins by introducing the Pauline tradition and outlining the basics of Paul’s life, the chronology of his ministry, and his several imprisonments. Porter then discusses the...

understanding, reflected in the NIV, NRSV, and other translations. The third interprets the sentence to have Paul saying he is a Jew, “born in Tarsus of Cilicia and brought up in this city [Tarsus], educated at the feet of Gamaliel.” Is either of the last two interpretations more likely? Most scholars think that Paul probably grew up in Jerusalem, although the exact age of his arrival in the city is unknown.27 The arguments for this position are several. The first is that the grammar of Acts 22:3
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