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Paul (Saul) is born in c.5AD in Tarsus in the Roman province of Cilicia
Tarsus was a major Roman city renowned for it's School of Philosophy
Saul is taken to Jerusalem as a boy and is taught by Gamaliel - a Pharisee
Saul persecutes the Christians in Jerusalem & supervises the stoning of Stephen
Saul intends to persecute those in Syria, but meets Jesus on the way to Damascus
He is filled with the Holy Spirit in a house on Straight Street in Damacsus
Paul teaches in Damascus for 3 years and then goes to Jerusalem
He returns to Tarsus where he preaches for 5 years in Cilicia and Syria
Barnabas takes Paul to Antioch in Syria in 43AD where he teaches for a year
Paul and Barnabas journey to Jerusalem in 44AD with famine relief aid
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