Rembrandt, “The Apostle Paul” (c. 1657). Public domain.
New Testament
Paul of Tarsus
1st century AD, Roman Empire (~5 – 67 AD)
Pharisee turned apostle. Author of the majority of the New Testament epistles. Roman citizen, tentmaker by trade.
On their voice
Greek-fluent, rabbinically trained, rhetorical. Writes in long argumentative arcs. References Hebrew scriptures, Greco-Roman athletic and military metaphors, Roman law.
