My Name Is Saul

“The time I was born for is here. I will wage war against these Christians, and I will emerge victorious. My name is Saul.”

St. Paul the Apostle is a towering biblical figure, but almost nothing is known about his early life as Saul of Tarsus.

As death loomed over him at Mamertine Prison in Rome, under the watchful eye of his jailer and final follower Aurelius, he wrote:

            I will die tomor...