Saint Paul: A Key Figure of Christianity (7 videos)

Introduction

Through these videos, we will ask the question: Who was Paul? We will delve into his conversion, an encounter that transformed his life. For whom did he become an apostle? And why does he claim this title? We will follow Paul on his missionary journeys up to his imprisonment in Rome and explore his passionate correspondence…

Episode 1 | Who Was Paul?

In this first video of our series we will explore who Paul was: when was he born, where did he grow up, what did he look like physically? Let’s discover young Paul, his education, and the foundations of his thinking before he encountered Christ on the road to Damascus…

Episode 2 | The Conversion of Paul

In this episode we will focus on his conversion, an event that dramatically changed his life. But what really happened that day on the road to Damascus? Artists have often depicted this conversion. Were their perspectives and representations true to the reality of the event?..

Episode 3 | Was Paul an Apostle?

Was Paul an apostle? This is the question we will address in this third video of our series “Saint Paul: A Central Figure of Christianity.” What is an apostle? Did Paul meet the criteria established by Peter and Jesus to be considered one? For whom was he an apostle? And why did he claim this title?..

Episode 4 | Paul, the Missionary

In the fourth video we will examine Paul’s missionary journeys. Paul is considered the model missionary. On foot, by boat, he traveled across the Mediterranean basin, founding communities in Asia Minor, but also in Europe. We will discover the major stages of his journeys…

Episode 5 | Paul, the Prisoner

After returning from his third missionary journey, Paul goes to Jerusalem. It is there that he will be arrested. But why was he arrested? From Jerusalem, he was taken to Caesarea Maritima, where he was imprisoned. And finally, it is in Rome that Paul will be judged. How did it happen that he was heard by the emperor himself? Paul arrives in Rome, the capital of the world at that time. People sometimes speak of his fourth journey, but it was as a prisoner that he undertook this final journey. It is in Rome that Paul will die. The Basilica of Saint Paul Outside the Walls is built on the apostle’s tomb. But how did he die in Rome? And when did he die? The Book of Acts, in chapter 28, ends with Paul preaching the good news of the Gospel in the city of Rome but tells us nothing of his death. Did he go to Spain for another missionary journey? Was he simply judged and condemned? These are the questions we will explore in our fifth episode of the series…

Episode 6 | The Letters of Paul: A Passionate Correspondence I

In this episode and the next episode of the series we will examine Paul’s letters, a passionate correspondence. Thirteen or fourteen letters are attributed to him. But are they all from Paul? To whom were they addressed? What do they contain? How did he write a letter? These are the questions we will try to answer…

Episode 7 | The Letters of Paul: A Passionate Correspondence II

In this seventh and final episode of the series “Saint Paul: A Central Figure of Christianity,” we continue our overview of Paul’s letters that we began in the previous episode. We will delve deeper into this passionate correspondence…