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The figure of Paul in the Acts of the Apostles is captured here, in all the originality of his Lucan reception, and accorded his rightful place in the story of Christianity's beginnings. The highlighting of this specificity helps us assess how the Pauline heritage was managed by the author of the Acts. This study of Paul also casts light on the way Luke perceives the link between Judaism and Christianity, in terms of both continuity and rupture. The identity of the Church itself is mirrored in the extraordinary itinerary of the man who, after being a formidable persecutor of Christians, becomes Christ's witness before all men, proclaiming openly that welcoming the Good News of Christ's salvation is not a betrayal of the faith of Israel towards its God, on the contrary, it is a fulfilment. Reading this book, we are lead to a new awareness of our own history: who is the Paul we know? How should we tell his story today so that he might remain a living entity for future generations?