Paul was very zealous for Judaism.
Gal 1:14
I was advancing in Judaism beyond many Jews of my own age and was extremely zealous for the traditions of my fathers.
Also remember what we read in Phil 3:5 where Paul expounds on being a Pharisee and Hebrew of Hebrews.
Paul used his strict Pharisaical background.
Acts 23:6
Then Paul, knowing that some of them were Sadducees and the others Pharisees, called out in the Sanhedrin, "My brothers, I am a Pharisee, the son of a Pharisee. I stand on trial because of my hope in the resurrection of the dead."
We read in Acts 22:3 that Paul trained under Gamaliel, but who was Gamaliel?
Acts 5:34
But a Pharisee named Gamaliel, a teacher of the law, who was honored by all the people, stood up in the Sanhedrin and ordered that the men be put outside for a little while.
We know that he had a sister in Jerusalem when the Jews plotted to kill him.
Acts 23:16
But when the son of Paul's sister heard of this plot, he......
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