The Conversion of Paul the Apostle, was, according to the New Testament, an event that took place in the life of Saul of Tarsus which led him to cease persecuting early Christians and to become a follower of Jesus; it is normally dated by researchers to AD 33–36. The phrases Pauline conversion, Damascene conversion, and road to Damascus allude to this event.
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