In the wake of Jesus' crucifixion in 30 A.D., his followers numbered a humble hundred. Despite the stifling persecution, imminent threats of annihilation, and a life forced into shadows, this developing religious sect bloomed into a faith claiming over two billion believers today. What force was capable of turning this seemingly minor sect of Judaism into a revolutionary religious movement that would upend the first-century Roman Empire? How could a belief system that was once forced to hide in the shadows sweep away established convictions and traverse the vast provinces of Ephesus, Antioch, and Cappadocia? Let's delve into the stirring narrative of the man who walked the 'Via Egnatia' Roman roads, wielding the torch of Christianity - Saul of Tarsus, known later as Paul.
