Paul’s Judaism
For you have heard of my former manner of life in Judaism,
how I used to persecute the church of God beyond measure
and tried to destroy it;
and I was advancing in Judaism beyond many of my contemporaries among my race,
Galatians 1 — Paul’s Judaism
Paul’s former adherence to Judaism is exceedingly important to his defense of the faith in Jesus Christ — he understands as no other could the distortion that Judaism brings to the Truth.