PROLOGUE

Welcome to the inaugural exhibition of the Paulus Museum. We are named after Saint Paul, the patron saint of our cathedral and diocese. He plays a significant role for both the cathedral and the city of Münster. In Germany, Münster Cathedral is the only cathedral whose sole patron is the Apostle Paul.

We therefore devote seven sections of the exhibition to the Apostle Paul (*born before 10 AD in Tarsus, Cilicia; †after 60 AD, presumably in Rome). He is one of the most important early Christian missionaries, even though he never met Jesus during his lifetime.

We explain who Paul was, what he believed and how his influence continues to this day. Paul and the early followers of Jesus Christ did not see themselves as representatives of a new religion. They regarded themselves as part of a new movement within Judaism. The term ‘Christians’ was already in use at that time in Antioch (now Antakya, Turkey). It can be translated as ‘followers of the Christ (the Anointed One)’.

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