Paul's movement

The Christian movement in Paul’s time was unorganized. Paul had left that it was his reason for living, and proclaimed by god himself that Paul spread Christianity to the Jews and the Pagans. In order for Paul to mobilize and take control of the organization, he had to rework certain belief sets and ways of life. Paul thought that in order to have the movement grow he would have to try and recruit the lower members of society. He had converted many poor people and women, which was unheard of before because back in Paul’s time it was outrageous to speak to, and interact with those types of people.

“There is no longer Jew or Greek, there is no longer slave or free, there is no longer male and female; for you are all one in Christ Jesus.” As seen in Paul’s letter to the Galatians, not making a distinction between people was the easiest and fastest way to unite people of very different backgrounds and nationalities. The most pertinent group that joined Paul’s movement were women and those who lived in large population centers, such as cities. Paul did an amazing job unifying these people under one church, and had sparked a movement for centuries to come.