Paul was in the bunch that stoned St. Stephen to death. Acts 7:58 to 8:3. Josephus was a historian. I guess anything is possible, but that one sounds rather unlikely to me. And keep in mind, Paul also declared that he was an Apostle in his letters when he was certainly not one of the 12 apostles. So even his honesty is questionable in my opinion. A historian would not make wild claims like that. More on my profile if this is of interest to you.

Forgive the "Format" here please as I haven't "Cleaned it Up" from My Original Word Perfect File, but this is what my "Research" has found on Paul. Enjoy!!! John DOCTRINE OF PAUL PAUL General Description of Paul.œ 1. Paul is the Roman name of the Jew named Saul of Tarsus. While he was a Jew and the greatest genius in all of history, he was also the allªtime greatest Roman. He was a Jew by race but a Roman by citizenship, the greatest Roman of all for that nation. Next to him, the greatest Roman citizen was Gaius Julius Caesar, an unbeliever. 2. At the time Paul wrote the New Testament epistles, everyone in the world was trying to acquire a Roman citizenship, which was considered to be one of the greatest privileges in the world. Paul was a third-generation citizen of Rome. 3. There have been many famous Roman citizens, but Paul and Caesar are by far the greatest. Paul is placed above Caesar because he actually did more for SPQR than Caesar did, and Caesar is responsible for the administration and the political perpetuation of the Romans into the Empire and for another 350-400 years. But Paul is responsible for SPQR becoming the first Gentile client nation to God, and for its perpetuation up through 500 years. Between them, these two made it possible for SPQR to be the greatest Gentile client nation in all of human history. Paul was a believer with maximum invisible impact; Caesar was an unbeliever with maximum visible impact. 4. The Roman name Paul occurs first in Acts 13:9. Ë
Ë"But Saul, who was also known as Paul, having been filled with the Spirit, looked straight at Elymas and spoke."Ë
Ë Saul was known as Paul all his life. But because he lived among Jewish circles, he generally did not use his Roman name. As Saul of Tarsus, he became the #1 man in the Sanhedrin. In fact, he held all the offices of the Jews except that of high priest, for which his tribe of Benjamin was not qualified. But his Roman name Paul was given to him at his birth by his father. (In those days, fathers named their children.) Saul was named after his ancestor King Saul. It's interesting that both Paul and Caesar were aristocrats. 5. The Jewish profile of Paul is given in Eph 3:5. Paul was the only Roman citizen who was also a Jewish Pharisee, Acts 22:28; Phil 3:5. In Acts 22:24-28, Paul was the only Roman citizen who was responsible for the pivot. B. Paul's Roman Citizenship.œ 1. "I, Paul" (Eph 3:1) means a lot of things. a. As a zealous Pharisee and an unbeliever, Paul was the persecutor of the Church until his conversion, 1 Cor 15:9; Gal 1:13. b. While many famous Church Age believers of the first century contributed to the formation of a pivot and the establishment concepts in SPQR as the first Gentile client nation in history (people like John, Peter, Titus, and Timothy), Paul was the only one of the apostles who was a Roman. All the apostles were Jews by race; eleven were Jews by nationality. But Paul was a Roman by nationality.Ü^