Nancy I. Sanders - Apostle Paul

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Apostle Paul

Copyright 2014 by Nancy I. Sanders

Cover illustration 2014 by Greg Call

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Dedication

To Dan Its amazing to think that you were

walking in the footsteps of Paul as I was writing this

book. What an awesome journey God provided you to

take! Dad and I thank God for you. We pray God will

complete the good work Hes begun in your life.

ACKNOWLEDGMENTS

F

irst and foremost, I want to thank my husband, Jeff. As a
fourth grade teacher, you always provide invaluable input
into each one of my childrens books, including this one!
Thanks also to our wonderful sons Dan and Ben (and your new
bride Christina!). Dad and I count our blessings daily because of
each of you.

Thanks to Ronnie Herman, my agent extraordinaire! For
your help, for your guidance, for your hard work, and for
your love of birds and everything green and growing. Youre a
treasured gem in my life!

Also a big thank you to editor Mary Hassinger, Annette
Bourland, and all the amazingly wonderful folks at Zonderkidz.
What an exciting journey this series has been to work on
together.

Thank you to Pastor Jack and Lisa Hibbs and for your
commitment to speak the truth about the Bible and the
teachings of Jesus Christ. I also want to thank Charlie H.
Campbell, a frequent speaker at our church and the author
of reliable information about faith, history, and the Bible.
May the truth taught set the record straight about the
trustworthiness of the Scriptures for this generation and
those to come.

TABLE

OF CONTENTS

DID YOU KNOW?

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WORD BANK

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words. The words are also in bold on the page.

EYEWITNESS ACCOUNT

Look for a picture of an eye each time someone who
saw what happened tells about it.

BIBLE HERO

Look for a sandal for information about a Bible hero.

GET TO KNOW THIS BOOK

T

he Get to Know series is all about Bible heroes and the
time period in which they lived. Each book in the series
provides information about a person whose life and work
impacts the world and Bible times. To help you understand
everything in these books, we have provided features to
help you recognize important information and facts.

H

ave you ever heard good news? Maybe you were
invited to a birthday party or your Grandma
called to ask if youd like to go to the zoo. Or maybe
you found out you were getting a new puppy.

Do you remember how excited you felt? What did
you do? Did you hurry to tell all your friends?

Long ago, there was
a man named Paul who
heard good news. It was
the best news ever. He
wanted to tell everyone
about it. After he heard
the Good News about
Jesus he spent the rest of
his life traveling around,
spreading that news.

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Mosaic of Paul

12 GET TO KNOW APOSTLE PAUL

Archaeological evidence: Objects found that show the
existence of people, places, and things

How do we know about this man Paul? He lived
2,000 years ago. For one thing, we know about him
from archaeological evidence . Scientists called
archaeologists have found many things from Pauls
life. They have found cities he visited. They have found
buildings he spoke in. They have found roads he
walked on.

Baker Photo Archive. Sola Scriptura.

This is one of the oldest Bibles in the
world. It was printed on a printing press.
Before that, Bibles were copied by hand.

A BOY NAMED SAUL

Eyewitness: Person who actually saw something happen

Capital: The city where the leader usually lives and rules

Emperor: The most important ruler of an empire

Most of what we know about Paul, however, comes
from the Bible. There is a book in the Bible called Acts.
It is part of the New Testament. And it tells us a lot of
information about Pauls life.

Acts was written by a man named Luke. He was
a friend of Pauls. Luke was an eyewitness to many