>>19912557Herod Antipas (the man who allowed the crucifixion of Jesus) and Paul/Saul grew up together according to Acts 13:1. Josephus says Herod Antipas was raised and educated in Rome (Antiquities, 17.1.2). Thus, Paul/Saul was raised and educated in Rome too. When Paulus says he was raised and educated in Jerusalem in Acts 22:3 this is a lie. You cannot be raised with Herod Antipas (in Rome) according to Acts 13:1 and Antiquities 17.1.2 and also be raised in Jerusalem according to Acts 22:3. You could also never become an expert in Greek philosophy the way Paul/Saul was if you were brought up in Jerusalem! There were no schools of Greek philosophy in Jerusalem. You could only become an expert in the deep nonsense of Greek philosophy by being educated where there where schools for this, such as at Rome where the Herodian elite frequented. That’s where Paul/Saul was educated in Greek philosophy
Paul/Saul writes that he had to flee Damascus after his conversion to Christianity because of King Aretas IV of Nabatea in Arabia (2 Corinthians 11:32). Aretas IV was the former father-in-law of Herod Antipas. They fell out when Herod Antipas divorced the daughter of Aretas IV. So what Paul/Saul is not telling you is that when Aretas IV learned that a family member of Herod Antipas was in Damascus he went after him. Paul/Saul tells us he went “to Arabia” (Galatians 1:17) shortly after his conversion to Christianity. This detail is not found anywhere in the Book of Acts. What was Paul/Saul doing in Arabia of all places? The answer is that Herod Antipas went to war against Aretas IV in Arabia and Paul/Saul was evidently summoned to join the family war effort.
