Les Feldick Bible Study

In what person does Paul tell his conversion story in Acts 22?

In Acts 22, Paul recounts his conversion in the first person. This is the second of three times his conversion is recorded in Acts, and he describes how on the road to Damascus the Lord struck and converted him, bringing him to realize that Jesus was indeed the Christ.

Les explains that Acts 22 is the second of three times Paul's conversion is recorded in the book of Acts. In this account, Paul records in the first person how, on the road again to Damascus, the Lord had stricken him and converted him, bringing him to a realization that Jesus was indeed the Christ. Les also notes that Acts 26 is the third time Paul rehearses this conversion. Earlier, Les points out that Paul had been the leader of a terrible persecution to stamp out any Jews who had embraced Jesus of Nazareth as their Messiah, and that this persecution of the Church of God plagued him throughout the remaining parts of his life.