Introduction/ThesisThe Apostle Paul (formerly Saul) is responsible for the spread of Christianity throughout the regions of Asia Minor and Greece. Through his 3 missionary journeys to the region, Paul created a base of support for the Christian faith and implemented a strategy to support future growth. The period of his travels was from 45 AD to 58 AD. Paul's story is interesting in that the man best known as the author of most of the New Testament began as a devout Jew and despised the Christian faith. After his conversion, he dedicated his life to spreading the Christian message throughout the world. To this end, Paul made several missionary journeys to the Asia Minor region and to Greece.BackgroundThe apostle Paul began his life as Saul, a follower of the Jewish faith and persecutor of Christians. Saul was born in the early 1st century AD in a Greek-speaking region of the Roman Empire. His parents were from Gischala, in Galilee. Originally a tent maker, he was educated in Jerusalem and lived there for many years. While traveling to Damascus to arrest and kill believers in Jesus, Saul has a vision of Jesus that changes his life. At this point, Saul converted to Christianity and for the rest of his life became a missionary and teacher spreading the message of Christianity. Paul wrote the majority of the books of the New Testament Bible and called them Euangelion or Gospel. His letters are the earliest surviving Christian literature. Exploration of the work and life of Paul. After Paul's conversion, he traveled to Arabia for a time, then returned to Damascus, the site of his conversion, where he taught and preached for 3 years. Eventually, he was driven out of the region by Aretas IV, the Nabat...... middle of paper... of the Romans. The final journey ends in Jerusalem where Paul is beaten by the Jews for preaching the Gospel and taken before the Sanhedrin. Here, Paul is imprisoned for 3 years during the reign of Governor Felix. After 2 years of sea travel as a prisoner, Paul arrived in Rome and wrote the books of Ephesians, Philippians, Colossians and Philemon. Paul continued to travel the region from his liberation in AD 63 until his martyrdom around AD 67. Conclusion Paul's writings continue to be the standard upon which the modern Christian Church bases its beliefs. During his travels, Paul introduced and laid the foundation for what was the most influential religious conversion in history. From his beginnings as a persecutor of Christians to his ultimate persecution as a Christian, Paul embodied what the Christian faith is through these experiences..