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[–] WORF_MOTORBOATS_TROI 0 points 2 points (+2|-0) ago  (edited ago)

Paul was not a follower of Jesus, he became a Christian after Jesus was crucified. He was influential because he traveled all over the eastern mediterranean and helped to set up early churches in big Roman cities. Many of the books in the new testament are letters that Paul wrote to early Christian churches or leaders encouraging them in their faith and helping to counsel them about stuff.

He's often referred to as "the apostle Paul" but he was not one of the 12 disciples that were named by Jesus.