The letters attributed to him account for almost half of the New Testament’s 27 books, but Paul—originally Saul—of Tarsus didn’t start out a fan of Jesus or his followers. It took a blinding flash of light and a fall to transform this persecutor of Christians into Christianity’s all-time greatest advocate. His famous change of heart on the road to Damascus is depicted in this work by Romanian-born New York painter and master calligrapher Stefan Arteni. The Book of Acts tells how Saul, a tentmaker, oversaw the stoning of the first Christian martyr, Stephen. Fired by a zealous hatred for […]
