Conversion of Paul
Paul, the father of Christianity, was an ardent enemy of Christ followers, till his god appeared to him in person. At least Acts of Apostles say so. The conversion of Paul mentioned in Acts tree times:
First time (Acts 9: 3-8) Christ said to Paul “I am Jesus, whom you are persecuting. But rise and enter the city, and you will be told what you are to do.” Peoples who was with Paul stood speechless, they see noting, only heard voice.
Second time (Acts 22: 6- 11) Christ said to Paul “Saul, Saul, why are you persecuting me?(..) I am Jesus of Nazareth, whom you are persecuting”. This time Paul friends seen light, but heard nothing.
In third story (Acts 26: 14) Christ words was ”Saul, Saul, why are you persecuting me? It is hard for you to kick against the goads.(…) I am Jesus whom you are persecuting. But rise and stand upon your feet, for I have appeared to you for this purpose, to appoint you as a servant and witness to the things in which you have seen me and to those in which I will appear to you, delivering you from your people and from the Gentiles- to whom I am sending you to open their eyes, so that they may turn from darkness to light and from the power of Satan to God, that they may receive forgiveness of sins and a place among those who are sanctified by faith in me.” And this time everyone seen light and heard voice.
Its only one more example of mythologisation- Paul him self newer claimed nothing like that. Him stated, that revelation was only personal experience (Gal 1: 15-16), same as other his visions and ecstasies (2 Cor 12: 7). But Acts of Apostles was written probably few decades after Paul, by person who hardly ever knew him in person and filled his work with Christians folk- tales about the founder of they’r cult.
And one more detail- according Acts of Apostles, after conversion, Paul was forced to flee from Damascus to Jerusalem, were he meet Jacob. But Paul him self says that from Damascus he traveled to Arabia and only after tree years he vent to Jerusalem (Gal 1: 17- 18).
