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Which person would most likely have been a convert to Christianity during the first century after the death of Jesus?

A.
a slave working in a Roman patrician's house
B.
a gladiator fighting daily in the Coliseum of Rome
C.
a Roman scholar studying philosophy and religion
D.
a Roman soldier stationed in the eastern Mediterranean

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Answer:

C

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St. Paul the Apostle, original name Saul of Tarsus, (born 4 BCE?, Tarsus in Cilicia [now in Turkey]—died c. 62–64 CE, Rome [Italy]), one of the leaders of the first generation of Christians, often considered to be the most important person after Jesus in the history of Christianity.

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