Editing Paul the Apostle (section)

== Names ==
[[File:Saint Paul, Rembrandt van Rijn (and Workshop?), c. 1657.jpg|thumb|upright=1|''The Apostle Paul'', portrait by [[Rembrandt]] ({{circa|1657}})|left]]
Paul's Jewish name was "Saul" ({{Hebrew name|שָׁאוּל|Sha'ûl|Šā'ûl}}), perhaps after the biblical [[Saul|King Saul]], the first [[Kings of Israel and Judah|king of Israel]] and, like Paul, a member of the [[Tribe of Benjamin]]; the Latin name Paulus, meaning small, was not a result of his conversion as is commonly believed but a second name for use in communicating with a Greco-Roman audience.{{sfn|Dunn|2003|p=21}}<ref>
a. {{cite book|last1=Marrow|first1=Stanley B.|title=Paul: His Letters and His Theology : an Introduction to Paul's Epistles|year=1986|publisher=Paulist Press|isbn=978-0809127443|pages=5, 7|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=RPu1qx50HmgC&pg=PA5}}
<br />b. {{cite web|title=Why did God change Saul's name to Paul?|url=http://www.catholic.com/quickquestions/why-did-god-change-sauls-name-to-paul|website=Catholic Answers|access-date=31 August 2014|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121030000303/http://www.catholic.com/quickquestions/why-did-god-change-sauls-name-to-paul|archive-date=30 October 2012}}</ref>

According to the [[Acts of the Apostles]], he was a [[Roman citizenship|Roman citizen]].<ref>{{Bibleverse|Acts|22:25–29|9}}</ref> As such, he bore the [[Roman naming conventions|Latin name]] {{lang|la|Paulus}}, which translates in [[Koine Greek|biblical Greek]] as {{lang|grc|Παῦλος}} ({{transliteration|grc|Paulos}}).<ref name="Strong" /><ref>{{Bibleverse|Acts|16:37|9}}, {{Bibleverse-nb|Acts|22:25–289}}</ref> It was typical for the Jews of that time to have two names: one Hebrew, the other Latin or Greek.{{sfn|Prat|1911}}{{sfn|Lewis|Short|1879|loc=Paulus: "a Roman surname (not a praenomen;)"}}{{sfn|Cole|1989}}

Jesus called him "Saul, Saul"<ref>{{bibleverse|Acts|9:4; 22:7; 26:14|9}}</ref> in "the Hebrew tongue" in the Acts of the Apostles, when he had the vision which led to [[Conversion of Paul the Apostle|his conversion]] on the road to Damascus.<ref>{{bibleverse|Acts|26:14|9}}</ref> Later, in a vision to [[Ananias of Damascus]], "the Lord" referred to him as "Saul, of Tarsus".<ref>{{bibleverse|Acts|9:11|9}}</ref> When Ananias came to restore his sight, he called him "Brother Saul".<ref>{{bibleverse|Acts|9:17; 22:13}}</ref>

In [[Acts 13:9]], Saul is called "Paul" for the first time on the island of [[Early centers of Christianity#Cyprus|Cyprus]], much later than the time of his conversion.<ref>{{Bibleverse|Acts|13:9|9}}</ref> The [[Authorship of Luke–Acts|author of Luke–Acts]] indicates that the names were interchangeable: "Saul, who also is called Paul." He refers to him as Paul through the remainder of Acts. This was apparently Paul's preference since he is called Paul in all other Bible books where he is mentioned, including [[Pauline epistles|those that he authored]]. Adopting his Roman name was typical of Paul's missionary style. His method was to put people at ease and approach them with his message in a language and style that was relatable to them, as he did in [[1 Corinthians 9]]{{Bibleverse|1 Corinthians|9:19–23|9|:19–23}}.<ref>{{Bibleverse|1 Corinthians|9:19–23|9}}</ref><ref name=CathAns />