Saul_NP0 of_PRF Tarsus_NP0 
In_PRP 1994_CRD ,_PUN well-respected_AJ0 cosmologist_NN1 Frank_NP0 Tipler_NP0 published_VVD The_AT0 Physics_NN1 of_PRF Immortality_NN1 ,_PUN which_DTQ ,_PUN he_PNP writes_VVZ ,_PUN is_VBZ "_PUQ a_AT0 description_NN1 of_PRF the_AT0 Omega_NN1 Point_NN1 Theory_NN1 ,_PUN which_DTQ is_VBZ a_AT0 testable_AJ0 physical_AJ0 theory_NN1 for_PRP an_AT0 omnipresent_AJ0 ,_PUN omniscient_AJ0 ,_PUN omnipotent_AJ0 God_NP0 who_PNQ will_VM0 one_CRD day_NN1 in_PRP the_AT0 far_AJ0 future_NN1 resurrect_VVB every_AT0 single_AJ0 one_CRD of_PRF us_PNP to_TO0 live_VVI forever_AV0 in_PRP an_AT0 abode_NN1 which_DTQ is_VBZ in_PRP all_DT0 essentials_NN2 the_AT0 Judeo-Christian_AJ0 Heaven_NN1 ._SENT "_PUQ How_AVQ well_AV0 Tipler_NP0 proved_VVD his_DPS "_PUQ Omega_NN1 Point_NN1 Theory_NN1 "_PUQ is_VBZ debatable_AJ0 ._SENT Well_AV0 ,_PUN maybe_AV0 not_XX0 debatable_AJ0 ;_PUN physicists_NN2 excoriated_VVD the_AT0 book_NN1 ,_PUN and_CJC one_CRD reviewer_NN1 called_VVD it_PNP "_PUQ a_AT0 masterpiece_NN1 of_PRF pseudoscience_NN1 ._SENT "_PUQ 
In_PRP 2007_CRD ,_PUN Dr._NP0 Tipler_NP0 published_VVD a_AT0 sequel_NN1 (_PUL of_PRF sorts_NN2 )_PUR —_PUN The_AT0 Physics_NN1 of_PRF Christianity_NN1 —_PUN which_DTQ ,_PUN as_CJS the_AT0 title_NN1 says_VVZ ,_PUN promotes_VVZ his_DPS claims_NN2 that_DT0 physics_NN1 can_VM0 explain_VVI much_DT0 of_PRF Christianity_NN1 ,_PUN from_PRP Jesus_NP0 '_POS miracles_NN2 to_PRP the_AT0 fulfillment_NN1 of_PRF end-time_NN1 prophecies_NN2 ._SENT And_CJC even_AV0 God_NP0 Himself_PNX ._SENT "_PUQ The_AT0 Cosmological_AJ0 Singularity_NN1 is_VBZ the_AT0 Judeo-Christian_AJ0 God_NP0 ,_PUN "_PUQ he_PNP writes_VVZ in_PRP the_AT0 introduction_NN1 ;_PUN the_AT0 "_PUQ Cosmological_AJ0 Singularity_NN1 "_PUQ is_VBZ the_AT0 infinitely_AV0 hot_AJ0 and_CJC infinitely_AV0 dense_AJ0 whatever-it-was_VBD that_CJT supposedly_AV0 exploded_VVD at_PRP the_AT0 big_AJ0 bang_NN1 and_CJC out_AVP of_PRF which_DTQ space_NN1 ,_PUN time_NN1 ,_PUN matter_NN1 ,_PUN and_CJC energy_NN1 —_PUN at_PRP least_AV0 the_AT0 space_NN1 ,_PUN time_NN1 ,_PUN matter_NN1 ,_PUN and_CJC energy_NN1 of_PRF our_DPS universe_NN1 —_PUN emerged_VVD ._SENT 
Voilà_NP0 !_SENT Yahweh_NP0 Himself_PNX ,_PUN as_PRP Creator_NN1 ,_PUN reduced_VVN to_PRP modern_AJ0 physics_NN1 ._SENT 
In_PRP the_AT0 book_NN1 ,_PUN Tipler_NP0 also_AV0 uses_VVZ science_NN1 to_TO0 show_VVI ,_PUN for_PRP instance_NN1 ,_PUN how_AVQ Jesus_NP0 walked_VVD on_PRP water_NN1 :_PUN 
If_CJS Jesus_NP0 had_VHD a_AT0 mass_NN1 of_PRF 178_CRD pounds_NN2 ,_PUN or_CJC about_PRP 80.8_CRD kilograms_NN2 (_PUL I_PNP shall_VM0 justify_VVI this_DT0 mass_NN1 shortly_AV0 )_PUR ,_PUN then_AV0 the_AT0 force_NN1 that_CJT must_VM0 be_VBI exerted_VVN to_TO0 support_VVI his_DPS weight_NN1 against_PRP the_AT0 force_NN1 of_PRF gravity_NN1 is_VBZ F_ZZ0 =_NN1 Mg_NN0 =_NN1 (_PUL 80.8_CRD kg_NN0 )_PUR (_PUL 9.80_CRD m_NN0 /_PUN sec2_CRD )_PUR =_NN1 792_CRD newtons_NN2 ._SENT But_CJC the_AT0 force_NN1 is_VBZ the_AT0 momentum_NN1 p_ZZ0 carried_VVN away_AV0 by_PRP the_AT0 neutrinos_NN2 per_PRP unit_NN1 time_NN1 ,_PUN and_CJC for_PRP nearly_AV0 massless_AJ0 particles_NN2 ,_PUN such_DT0 as_PRP neutrinos_NN2 ,_PUN the_AT0 momentum_NN1 equals_VVZ the_AT0 energy_NN1 divided_VVN by_PRP the_AT0 speed_NN1 of_PRF light_NN1 ._SENT But_CJC if_CJS the_AT0 energy_NN1 of_PRF the_AT0 neutrinos_NN2 comes_VVZ from_PRP the_AT0 annihilation_NN1 of_PRF matter_NN1 ,_PUN then_AV0 this_DT0 energy_NN1 equals_VVZ the_AT0 mass_NN1 of_PRF the_AT0 matter_NN1 annihilated_VVN times_PRP the_AT0 speed_NN1 of_PRF light_NN1 squared_VVN (_PUL E_ZZ0 =_NN1 mc2_CRD )_PUR ._SENT Thus_AV0 p_ZZ0 /_PUN t_ZZ0 =_NP0 (_PUL E_ZZ0 /_PUN c_ZZ0 )_PUR /_PUN t_ZZ0 =_NP0 (_PUL mc2_CRD /_PUN c_ZZ0 )_PUR /_PUN t_ZZ0 =_NP0 mc_NN0 /_PUN t_ZZ0 =_NN1 Mg_NN0 ._SENT Thus_AV0 ,_PUN the_AT0 amount_NN1 of_PRF mass_NN1 that_CJT must_VM0 be_VBI annihilated_VVN per_PRP second_ORD ,_PUN or_CJC m_ZZ0 /_PUN t_ZZ0 ,_PUN must_VM0 equal_VVI Mg_NN0 /_PUN c_ZZ0 =_NP0 (_PUL 792_CRD Newtons_NP0 )_PUR /_PUN (_PUL 3.00_CRD ×_PRP 108_CRD m_NN0 /_PUN sec_NN0 )_PUR =_NN1 2.64_CRD milligrams_NN2 per_PRP second_ORD ._SENT Thus_AV0 ,_PUN if_CJS the_AT0 field_NN1 responsible_AJ0 for_PRP converting_VVG matter_NN1 into_PRP neutrinos_NN2 extends_VVZ a_AT0 short_AJ0 distance_NN1 into_PRP the_AT0 water_NN1 below_PRP Jesus_NP0 '_POS feet_NN2 ,_PUN and_CJC if_CJS this_DT0 field_NN1 is_VBZ capable_AJ0 of_PRF directing_VVG all_DT0 the_AT0 neutrinos_NN2 downward_AJ0 ,_PUN Jesus_NP0 would_VM0 walk_VVI on_PRP water_NN1 ._SENT Or_CJC ascend_VVB into_PRP the_AT0 clouds_NN2 after_PRP His_DPS Resurrection_NN1 ._SENT 
This_DT0 is_VBZ n't_XX0 a_AT0 caricature_NN1 ,_PUN farce_NN1 ,_PUN nor_CJC satire_NN1 ._SENT He_PNP 's_VBZ serious_AJ0 !_SENT 
Jesus_NP0 '_POS resurrection_NN1 ,_PUN he_PNP says_VVZ ,_PUN can_VM0 be_VBI explained_VVN by_PRP physics_NN1 as_CJS well_AV0 ._SENT Tipler_NP0 writes_VVZ about_PRP such_DT0 things_NN2 as_PRP baryon_NN1 annihilation_NN1 and_CJC electroweak_NN1 tunneling_NN1 ,_PUN which_DTQ "_PUQ would_VM0 convert_VVI all_DT0 the_AT0 matter_NN1 in_PRP Jesus_NP0 '_POS body_NN1 into_PRP neutrinos_NN2 ,_PUN which_DTQ interact_VVB so_AV0 weakly_AV0 with_PRP matter_NN1 that_CJT a_AT0 person_NN1 in_PRP a_AT0 room_NN1 with_PRP Jesus_NP0 would_VM0 see_VVI Jesus_NP0 vanish_VVI ._SENT "_PUQ However_AV0 ,_PUN he_PNP then_AV0 says_VVZ that_CJT "_PUQ reversing_VVG the_AT0 process_NN1 could_VM0 carry_VVI out_AVP materialization_NN1 apparently_AV0 out_AVP of_PRF nothing_PNI ._SENT The_AT0 Resurrection_NN1 is_VBZ then_AV0 merely_AV0 an_AT0 example_NN1 of_PRF the_AT0 first_ORD dematerialization_NN1 of_PRF Jesus_NP0 '_POS dead_AJ0 body_NN1 ,_PUN followed_VVN by_PRP the_AT0 materialization_NN1 of_PRF a_AT0 living_AJ0 body_NN1 ._SENT "_PUQ 
However_AVQ well-meaning_AJ0 Tipler_NP0 's_POS intent_NN1 ,_PUN his_DPS book_NN1 represents_VVZ how_AVQ powerful_AJ0 scientism_NN1 is_VBZ ._SENT Scientism_NN1 is_VBZ the_AT0 idea_NN1 —_PUN a_AT0 philosophical_AJ0 (_PUL not_XX0 a_AT0 scientific_AJ0 )_PUR idea_NN1 ,_PUN wrong_AJ0 in_PRP every_AT0 aspect_NN1 —_PUN that_CJT "_PUQ natural_AJ0 science_NN1 does_VDZ or_CJC soon_AV0 will_VM0 constitute_VVI the_AT0 entire_AJ0 domain_NN1 of_PRF truth_NN1 ._SENT "_PUQ 
Yet_AV0 it_PNP 's_VBZ a_AT0 myth_NN1 ._SENT (_PUL You_PNP think_VVB that_CJT ours_PNP is_VBZ the_AT0 only_AJ0 era_NN1 that_CJT does_VDZ n't_XX0 believe_VVI in_PRP myths_NN2 ?_SENT But_CJC it_PNP 's_VBZ not_XX0 myth_NN1 ,_PUN you_PNP say_VVB ,_PUN it_PNP 's_VBZ true_AJ0 because_CJS it_PNP is_VBZ science_NN1 ._SENT But_CJC that_DT0 sentiment_NN1 itself_PNX —_PUN that_CJT because_CJS it_PNP 's_VBZ science_NN1 ,_PUN it_PNP must_VM0 be_VBI true_AJ0 —_PUN is_VBZ the_AT0 great_AJ0 myth_NN1 of_PRF the_AT0 modern_AJ0 age_NN1 ._SENT )_PUR Thus_AV0 ,_PUN the_AT0 "_PUQ entire_AJ0 domain_NN1 of_PRF truth_NN1 "_PUQ includes_VVZ the_AT0 resurrection_NN1 of_PRF Jesus_NP0 ,_PUN which_DTQ ,_PUN as_CJS Tipler_NP0 argues_VVZ ,_PUN comes_VVZ down_AVP to_PRP physics_NN1 ._SENT Once_CJS we_PNP understand_VVB the_AT0 physics_NN1 ,_PUN even_AV0 the_AT0 resurrection_NN1 of_PRF Jesus_NP0 Christ_NP0 becomes_VVZ more_AV0 believable_AJ0 ._SENT 
Yet_AV0 one_PNI does_VDZ n't_XX0 need_VVI to_TO0 understand_VVI baryon_NN1 annihilation_NN1 and_CJC electroweak_NN1 tunneling_NN1 to_TO0 believe_VVI in_PRP the_AT0 resurrection_NN1 of_PRF Jesus_NP0 ._SENT We_PNP have_VHB been_VBN given_VVN powerful_AJ0 reasons_NN2 to_TO0 believe_VVI ,_PUN without_PRP the_AT0 fanciful_AJ0 physics_NN1 of_PRF a_AT0 quixotic_AJ0 cosmologist_NN1 ._SENT We_PNP have_VHB eyewitness_NN1 testimony_NN1 and_CJC multiple_AJ0 historical_AJ0 sources_NN2 ,_PUN and_CJC even_AV0 these_DT0 far-fetched_AJ0 and_CJC ad_NN1 hoc_NN1 attempts_VVZ to_TO0 deny_VVI it_PNP (_PUL Space_VVB aliens_NN2 ?_SENT Hallucinations_NN2 ?_SENT Jesus_NP0 '_POS twin_AJ0 brother_NN1 ?_SENT )_PUR ,_PUN which_DTQ have_VHB had_VHN the_AT0 opposite_AJ0 effect_NN1 ,_PUN help_VVB to_TO0 make_VVI the_AT0 resurrection_NN1 of_PRF Christ_NP0 the_AT0 most_AV0 plausible_AJ0 explanation_NN1 for_PRP the_AT0 events_NN2 ._SENT After_PRP all_DT0 ,_PUN these_DT0 are_VBB what_DTQ these_DT0 people_NN0 have_VHB to_TO0 come_VVI up_AVP with_PRP to_TO0 try_VVI to_TO0 explain_VVI it_PNP !_SENT 
And_CJC we_PNP have_VHB even_AV0 more_DT0 evidence_NN1 as_CJS well_AV0 :_PUN the_AT0 testimony_NN1 and_CJC witness_NN1 of_PRF Saul_NP0 of_PRF Tarsus_NP0 (_PUL a.k.a._NN0 the_AT0 apostle_NN1 Paul_NP0 )_PUR ._SENT 
One_CRD of_PRF the_AT0 ironies_NN2 of_PRF truth_NN1 (_PUL yes_ITJ ,_PUN truth_NN1 can_VM0 be_VBI ironic_AJ0 )_PUR is_VBZ that_CJT the_AT0 most_AV0 explicitly_AV0 detailed_AJ0 theological_AJ0 explanation_NN1 in_PRP Scripture_NN1 of_PRF the_AT0 meaning_NN1 of_PRF Christ_NP0 's_POS death_NN1 and_CJC resurrection_NN1 came_VVD from_PRP someone_PNI who_PNQ was_VBD n't_XX0 there_AV0 for_PRP any_DT0 of_PRF it_PNP and_CJC did_VDD n't_XX0 appear_VVI in_PRP Scripture_NN1 until_PRP years_NN2 after_PRP it_PNP all_DT0 happened_VVD ._SENT 
Saul_NP0 of_PRF Tarsus_NP0 was_VBD n't_XX0 among_PRP the_AT0 original_AJ0 Twelve_CRD ._SENT He_PNP was_VBD n't_XX0 at_PRP the_AT0 baptism_NN1 of_PRF Jesus_NP0 ;_PUN he_PNP did_VDD n't_XX0 hear_VVI the_AT0 voice_NN1 from_PRP heaven_NN1 :_PUN "_PUQ This_DT0 is_VBZ My_DPS beloved_AJ0 Son_NN1 ,_PUN in_PRP whom_PNQ I_PNP am_VBB well_AV0 pleased_AJ0 "_PUQ (_PUL Matthew_NP0 3_CRD :_PUN 17_CRD )_PUR ._SENT 
Saul_NP0 was_VBD nowhere_AV0 near_AJ0 when_CJS Jesus_NP0 spoke_VVD the_AT0 Beatitudes_NN2 ,_PUN when_CJS He_PNP healed_VVD the_AT0 lepers_NN2 ,_PUN or_CJC when_CJS He_PNP raised_VVD Lazarus_NP0 from_PRP the_AT0 dead_AJ0 ._SENT Where_AVQ was_VBD Saul_NP0 when_CJS ,_PUN in_PRP the_AT0 upper_AJ0 room_NN1 ,_PUN "_PUQ as_CJS they_PNP were_VBD eating_VVG ,_PUN Jesus_NP0 took_VVD bread_NN1 ,_PUN blessed_VVD and_CJC broke_VVD it_PNP ,_PUN and_CJC gave_VVD it_PNP to_PRP them_PNP and_CJC said_VVD ,_PUN '_PUQ Take_VVB ,_PUN eat_VVB ;_PUN this_DT0 is_VBZ My_DPS body_NN1 '_POS "_PUQ (_PUL Mark_NP0 14_CRD :_PUN 22_CRD )_PUR ?_SENT 
Saul_NP0 was_VBD not_XX0 in_PRP the_AT0 Garden_NN1 when_CJS Judas_NP0 betrayed_VVD Jesus_NP0 with_PRP a_AT0 kiss_NN1 ._SENT Saul_NP0 was_VBD not_XX0 there_AV0 when_CJS Jesus_NP0 was_VBD interrogated_VVN by_PRP Herod_NP0 ,_PUN Pilate_NP0 ,_PUN or_CJC the_AT0 high_AJ0 priest_NN1 ._SENT He_PNP did_VDD n't_XX0 see_VVI the_AT0 scourging_NN1 ,_PUN nor_CJC was_VBD he_PNP present_AJ0 when_CJS Jesus_NP0 was_VBD mocked_VVN by_PRP the_AT0 soldiers_NN2 :_PUN "_PUQ And_CJC having_VHG blindfolded_VVN Him_PNP ,_PUN they_PNP struck_VVD Him_PNP on_PRP the_AT0 face_NN1 and_CJC asked_VVD Him_PNP ,_PUN saying_VVG ,_PUN '_PUQ Prophesy_VVB !_SENT Who_PNQ is_VBZ the_AT0 one_PNI who_PNQ struck_VVD You_PNP ?_SENT '_PUQ "_PUQ (_PUL Luke_NP0 22_CRD :_PUN 64_CRD )_PUR ._SENT 
Who_PNQ knows_VVZ where_AVQ Saul_NP0 of_PRF Tarsus_NP0 was_VBD when_AVQ Jesus_NP0 was_VBD led_VVN to_PRP the_AT0 cross_NN1 and_CJC was_VBD crucified_VVN ,_PUN crying_VVG out_AVP :_PUN 
"_PUQ Father_NN1 ,_PUN forgive_VVB them_PNP ,_PUN for_CJS they_PNP do_VDB not_XX0 know_VVI what_DTQ they_PNP do_VDB ._SENT "_PUQ 
And_CJC they_PNP divided_VVD His_DPS garments_NN2 and_CJC cast_VVB lots_PNI (_PUL Luke_NP0 23_CRD :_PUN 34_CRD )_PUR ._SENT 
Where_AVQ was_VBD Saul_NP0 when_CJS ,_PUN after_CJS Jesus_NP0 died_VVD ,_PUN His_DPS body_NN1 was_VBD taken_VVN down_AVP and_CJC put_VVD in_PRP Joseph_NP0 's_POS tomb_NN1 ?_SENT Where_AVQ was_VBD Saul_NP0 when_CJS Mary_NP0 ,_PUN having_VHG seen_VVN the_AT0 empty_AJ0 tomb_NN1 ,_PUN ran_VVD and_CJC told_VVD the_AT0 disciples_NN2 about_PRP it_PNP ?_SENT Where_AVQ was_VBD Saul_NP0 when_CJS ,_PUN on_PRP Sunday_NP0 morning_NN1 ,_PUN the_AT0 women_NN2 came_VVD to_PRP the_AT0 empty_AJ0 tomb_NN1 ?_SENT 
And_CJC when_CJS Jesus_NP0 first_ORD emerged_VVD after_PRP His_DPS resurrection_NN1 ,_PUN to_PRP whom_PNQ did_VDD He_PNP appear_VVI ?_SENT Not_XX0 to_PRP Saul_NP0 of_PRF Tarsus_NP0 ,_PUN but_CJC to_PRP Mary_NP0 ,_PUN to_PRP a_AT0 group_NN1 of_PRF women_NN2 ,_PUN to_PRP the_AT0 two_CRD travelers_NN2 on_PRP the_AT0 road_NN1 to_PRP Emmaus_NP0 ,_PUN and_CJC to_PRP those_DT0 in_PRP the_AT0 shut_AJ0 room_NN1 ._SENT "_PUQ Then_AV0 ,_PUN the_AT0 same_DT0 day_NN1 at_PRP evening_NN1 ,_PUN being_VBG the_AT0 first_ORD day_NN1 of_PRF the_AT0 week_NN1 ,_PUN when_CJS the_AT0 doors_NN2 were_VBD shut_VVN where_CJS the_AT0 disciples_NN2 were_VBD assembled_VVN ,_PUN for_PRP fear_NN1 of_PRF the_AT0 Jews_NN2 ,_PUN Jesus_NP0 came_VVD and_CJC stood_VVD in_PRP the_AT0 midst_NN1 ,_PUN and_CJC said_VVD to_PRP them_PNP ,_PUN '_PUQ Peace_NN1 be_VBI with_PRP you_PNP ._SENT '_PUQ When_CJS He_PNP had_VHD said_VVN this_DT0 ,_PUN He_PNP showed_VVD them_PNP His_DPS hands_NN2 and_CJC His_DPS side_NN1 ._SENT Then_AV0 the_AT0 disciples_NN2 were_VBD glad_AJ0 when_CJS they_PNP saw_VVD the_AT0 Lord_NN1 "_PUQ (_PUL John_NP0 20_CRD :_PUN 19_CRD ,_PUN 20_CRD )_PUR ._SENT 
Saul_NP0 of_PRF Tarsus_NP0 ,_PUN wherever_AVQ he_PNP was_VBD ,_PUN was_VBD not_XX0 among_PRP them_PNP ,_PUN and_CJC so_AV0 he_PNP neither_AV0 saw_VVD nor_CJC experienced_VVD any_DT0 of_PRF these_DT0 events_NN2 ._SENT 
Nor_CJC was_VBD Saul_NP0 there_AV0 when_CJS Jesus_NP0 later_AV0 appeared_VVD at_PRP the_AT0 Sea_NN1 of_PRF Galilee_NP0 ._SENT 
Jesus_NP0 then_AV0 came_VVD and_CJC took_VVD the_AT0 bread_NN1 and_CJC gave_VVD it_PNP to_PRP them_PNP ,_PUN and_CJC likewise_AV0 the_AT0 fish_NN0 ._SENT 
This_DT0 is_VBZ now_AV0 the_AT0 third_ORD time_NN1 Jesus_NP0 showed_VVD Himself_PNX to_PRP His_DPS disciples_NN2 after_CJS He_PNP was_VBD raised_VVN from_PRP the_AT0 dead_AJ0 (_PUL John_NP0 21_CRD :_PUN 13_CRD ,_PUN 14_CRD )_PUR ._SENT 
And_CJC where_AVQ was_VBD Saul_NP0 of_PRF Tarsus_NP0 during_PRP the_AT0 final_AJ0 days_NN2 of_PRF Christ_NP0 's_POS earthly_AJ0 ministry_NN1 ,_PUN when_CJS the_AT0 resurrected_AJ0 Christ_NP0 "_PUQ presented_VVD Himself_PNX alive_AJ0 after_PRP His_DPS suffering_NN1 by_PRP many_DT0 infallible_AJ0 proofs_NN2 ,_PUN being_VBG seen_VVN by_PRP them_PNP during_PRP forty_CRD days_NN2 and_CJC speaking_VVG of_PRF the_AT0 things_NN2 pertaining_VVG to_PRP the_AT0 kingdom_NN1 of_PRF God_NP0 "_PUQ (_PUL Acts_NN2 1_CRD :_PUN 3_CRD )_PUR ?_SENT 
There_EX0 's_VBZ no_AT0 record_NN1 of_PRF Saul_NP0 's_POS presence_NN1 during_PRP the_AT0 outpouring_NN1 of_PRF the_AT0 Holy_AJ0 Spirit_NN1 at_PRP Pentecost_NP0 or_CJC when_CJS Peter_NP0 stood_VVD up_AVP before_PRP the_AT0 crowd_NN1 and_CJC preached_VVD Jesus_NP0 ._SENT And_CJC ,_PUN certainly_AV0 ,_PUN Saul_NP0 of_PRF Tarsus_NP0 was_VBD not_XX0 among_PRP those_DT0 early_AJ0 Jews_NN2 who_PNQ ,_PUN hearing_VVG the_AT0 preaching_NN1 of_PRF Peter_NP0 ,_PUN accepted_VVD Jesus_NP0 and_CJC were_VBD baptized_VVN ._SENT "_PUQ Then_AV0 those_DT0 who_PNQ gladly_AV0 received_VVD his_DPS word_NN1 were_VBD baptized_VVN ;_PUN and_CJC that_DT0 day_NN1 about_PRP three_CRD thousand_CRD souls_NN2 were_VBD added_VVN to_PRP them_PNP "_PUQ (_PUL Acts_NN2 2_CRD :_PUN 41_CRD )_PUR ._SENT 
During_PRP all_DT0 of_PRF these_DT0 world-changing_AJ0 events_NN2 ,_PUN Saul_NP0 of_PRF Tarsus_NP0 ,_PUN at_PRP least_AV0 according_VVG to_PRP the_AT0 biblical_AJ0 texts_NN2 ,_PUN was_VBD a_AT0 nonperson_NN1 —_PUN a_AT0 no-show_NN1 ._SENT He_PNP had_VHD nothing_PNI to_TO0 do_VDI with_PRP any_DT0 of_PRF the_AT0 incidents_NN2 regarding_PRP the_AT0 birth_NN1 ,_PUN life_NN1 ,_PUN ministry_NN1 ,_PUN death_NN1 ,_PUN resurrection_NN1 ,_PUN and_CJC early_AJ0 post-resurrection_AJ0 appearances_NN2 of_PRF Jesus_NP0 of_PRF Nazareth_NP0 ._SENT Nothing_PNI at_PRP all_DT0 ._SENT 
Instead_AV0 ,_PUN Saul_NP0 of_PRF Tarsus_NP0 's_POS chronological_AJ0 debut_NN1 in_PRP Scripture_NN1 does_VDZ n't_XX0 occur_VVI until_PRP a_AT0 few_DT0 years_NN2 later_AV0 ,_PUN with_PRP the_AT0 stoning_NN1 of_PRF Stephen_NP0 —_PUN the_AT0 first_ORD recorded_AJ0 martyr_NN1 in_PRP the_AT0 church_NN1 ._SENT 
An_AT0 early_AJ0 Jewish_AJ0 follower_NN1 of_PRF Jesus_NP0 ,_PUN Stephen_NP0 was_VBD besting_VVG his_DPS Jewish_AJ0 contemporaries_NN2 over_PRP discussions_NN2 of_PRF whether_CJS or_CJC not_XX0 Jesus_NP0 was_VBD the_AT0 Messiah_NN1 ._SENT "_PUQ Then_AV0 there_EX0 arose_VVD some_DT0 from_PRP what_DTQ is_VBZ called_VVN the_AT0 Synagogue_NN1 of_PRF the_AT0 Freedmen_NN2 (_PUL Cyrenians_NN2 ,_PUN Alexandrians_NP0 ,_PUN and_CJC those_DT0 from_PRP Cilicia_NP0 and_CJC Asia_NP0 )_PUR ,_PUN disputing_VVG with_PRP Stephen_NP0 ._SENT And_CJC they_PNP were_VBD not_XX0 able_AJ0 to_TO0 resist_VVI the_AT0 wisdom_NN1 and_CJC the_AT0 Spirit_NN1 by_PRP which_DTQ he_PNP spoke_VVD "_PUQ (_PUL Acts_NN2 6_CRD :_PUN 9_CRD ,_PUN 10_CRD )_PUR ._SENT Unable_AJ0 to_TO0 "_PUQ resist_VVI the_AT0 wisdom_NN1 ,_PUN "_PUQ his_DPS opponents_NN2 —_PUN having_VHG convinced_VVN people_NN0 to_TO0 lie_VVI about_PRP him_PNP (_PUL as_CJS they_PNP had_VHD with_PRP Jesus_NP0 )_PUR —_PUN did_VDD the_AT0 next_ORD best_AJS thing_NN1 :_PUN they_PNP had_VHD him_PNP arrested_VVN and_CJC brought_VVN before_PRP a_AT0 tribunal_NN1 where_AVQ the_AT0 charges_NN2 against_PRP him_PNP were_VBD similar_AJ0 to_PRP what_DTQ Jesus_NP0 had_VHD been_VBN charged_VVN with_PRP ._SENT "_PUQ This_DT0 man_NN1 does_VDZ not_XX0 cease_VVI to_TO0 speak_VVI blasphemous_AJ0 words_NN2 against_PRP this_DT0 holy_AJ0 place_NN1 and_CJC the_AT0 law_NN1 ;_PUN for_CJS we_PNP have_VHB heard_VVN him_PNP say_VVB that_CJT this_DT0 Jesus_NP0 of_PRF Nazareth_NP0 will_VM0 destroy_VVI this_DT0 place_NN1 and_CJC change_VVB the_AT0 customs_NN2 which_DTQ Moses_NP0 delivered_VVD to_PRP us_PNP "_PUQ (_PUL verses_NN2 13_CRD ,_PUN 14_CRD )_PUR ._SENT 
Unlike_PRP Jesus_NP0 before_PRP His_DPS accusers_NN2 ,_PUN Stephen_NP0 then_AV0 began_VVD a_AT0 monologue_NN1 recounting_VVG the_AT0 history_NN1 of_PRF the_AT0 Hebrew_AJ0 people_NN0 as_CJS revealed_VVN in_PRP Scripture_NN1 ._SENT Starting_VVG with_PRP Abraham_NP0 ,_PUN he_PNP worked_VVD his_DPS way_NN1 through_AVP :_PUN from_PRP Joseph_NP0 going_VVG alone_AV0 into_PRP Egypt_NP0 to_PRP Moses_NP0 with_PRP the_AT0 whole_AJ0 Hebrew_AJ0 nation_NN1 leaving_VVG it_PNP ,_PUN their_DPS entrance_NN1 into_PRP the_AT0 Promised_AJ0 Land_NN1 ,_PUN and_CJC to_PRP King_NP0 David_NP0 and_CJC then_AV0 King_NP0 Solomon_NP0 ,_PUN who_PNQ built_VVD the_AT0 first_ORD temple_NN1 ._SENT 
Then_AV0 ,_PUN after_PRP quoting_VVG Isaiah_NP0 about_PRP the_AT0 transcendence_NN1 and_CJC sovereignty_NN1 of_PRF God_NP0 ,_PUN Stephen_NP0 shifted_VVD gears_NN2 abruptly_AV0 ._SENT Something_PNI must_VM0 have_VHI happened_VVN ,_PUN not_XX0 recorded_VVN ,_PUN between_PRP him_PNP and_CJC the_AT0 council_NN1 because_CJS ,_PUN instead_AV0 of_PRF continuing_VVG the_AT0 history_NN1 (_PUL he_PNP never_AV0 got_VVD to_PRP other_AJ0 major_AJ0 events_NN2 ,_PUN such_DT0 as_PRP the_AT0 Babylonian_AJ0 destruction_NN1 of_PRF Jerusalem_NP0 ,_PUN the_AT0 return_NN1 from_PRP captivity_NN1 ,_PUN and_CJC the_AT0 rebuilding_NN1 of_PRF the_AT0 temple_NN1 )_PUR ,_PUN Stephen_NP0 suddenly_AV0 aimed_VVD his_DPS discourse_NN1 directly_AV0 at_PRP the_AT0 tribunal_NN1 :_PUN "_PUQ You_PNP stiff-necked_AJ0 and_CJC uncircumcised_AJ0 in_PRP heart_NN1 and_CJC ears_NN2 !_SENT You_PNP always_AV0 resist_VVB the_AT0 Holy_AJ0 Spirit_NN1 ;_PUN as_CJS your_DPS fathers_NN2 did_VDD ,_PUN so_AV0 do_VDB you_PNP ._SENT Which_DTQ of_PRF the_AT0 prophets_NN2 did_VDD your_DPS fathers_NN2 not_XX0 persecute_VVI ?_SENT And_CJC they_PNP killed_VVD those_DT0 who_PNQ foretold_VVD the_AT0 coming_NN1 of_PRF the_AT0 Just_AV0 One_CRD ,_PUN of_PRF whom_PNQ you_PNP now_AV0 have_VHB become_VVN the_AT0 betrayers_NN2 and_CJC murderers_NN2 ,_PUN who_PNQ have_VHB received_VVN the_AT0 law_NN1 by_PRP the_AT0 direction_NN1 of_PRF angels_NN2 and_CJC have_VHB not_XX0 kept_VVN it_PNP "_PUQ (_PUL Acts_NN2 7_CRD :_PUN 51_CRD –_PUN 53_CRD )_PUR ._SENT 
In_PRP short_AJ0 ,_PUN your_DPS fathers_NN2 killed_VVD those_DT0 who_PNQ prophesized_VVD about_PRP the_AT0 Messiah_NN1 ,_PUN but_CJC you_PNP —_PUN you_PNP killed_VVD the_AT0 Messiah_NN1 Himself_PNX !_SENT 
It_PNP 's_VBZ hard_AJ0 to_TO0 imagine_VVI a_AT0 more_AV0 direct_AJ0 attack_NN1 ,_PUN telling_VVG these_DT0 people_NN0 that_CJT instead_AV0 of_PRF being_VBG the_AT0 guardians_NN2 of_PRF the_AT0 truth_NN1 that_CJT they_PNP had_VHD been_VBN entrusted_VVN with_PRP —_PUN "_PUQ who_PNQ have_VHB received_VVN the_AT0 law_NN1 by_PRP the_AT0 direction_NN1 of_PRF angels_NN2 "_PUQ (_PUL verse_NN1 53_CRD )_PUR —_PUN they_PNP ,_PUN like_PRP their_DPS forefathers_NN2 ,_PUN had_VHD worked_VVN against_PRP it_PNP ,_PUN even_AV0 though_CJS nothing_PNI their_DPS ancestors_NN2 had_VHD done_VDN compared_VVD to_PRP betraying_VVG and_CJC murdering_VVG Jesus_NP0 ._SENT 
"_PUQ Cut_VVB to_PRP the_AT0 heart_NN1 "_PUQ (_PUL verse_NN1 54_CRD )_PUR —_PUN that_DT0 is_VBZ ,_PUN furious_AJ0 (_PUL perhaps_AV0 with_PRP some_DT0 unconscious_AJ0 guilt_NN1 ?_SENT )_PUR —_PUN they_PNP revealed_VVD that_DT0 fury_NN1 when_CJS "_PUQ they_PNP gnashed_VVD at_PRP him_PNP with_PRP their_DPS teeth_NN2 "_PUQ (_PUL verse_NN1 54_CRD )_PUR ._SENT Probably_AV0 not_XX0 helping_VVG matters_NN2 was_VBD Stephen_NP0 ,_PUN who_PNQ was_VBD then_AV0 gazing_VVG upward_AV0 toward_PRP heaven_NN1 and_CJC proclaiming_VVG ,_PUN "_PUQ Look_VVB !_SENT I_PNP see_VVB the_AT0 heavens_NN2 opened_VVN and_CJC the_AT0 Son_NN1 of_PRF Man_NN1 standing_VVG at_PRP the_AT0 right_AJ0 hand_NN1 of_PRF God_NP0 !_SENT "_PUQ (_PUL verse_NN1 56_CRD )_PUR ._SENT Claiming_VVG to_TO0 see_VVI the_AT0 Messiah_NN1 in_PRP heaven_NN1 next_ORD to_PRP the_AT0 Father_NN1 ?_SENT In_PRP a_AT0 rage_NN1 ,_PUN the_AT0 crowd_NN1 "_PUQ ran_VVD at_PRP him_PNP with_PRP one_CRD accord_NN1 ;_PUN and_CJC they_PNP cast_VVB him_PNP out_AVP of_PRF the_AT0 city_NN1 and_CJC stoned_VVD him_PNP "_PUQ (_PUL verses_NN2 57_CRD ,_PUN 58_CRD )_PUR ._SENT 
It_PNP was_VBD amid_PRP this_DT0 outrageous_AJ0 fury_NN1 and_CJC this_DT0 expression_NN1 of_PRF the_AT0 antagonism_NN1 and_CJC hatred_NN1 against_PRP these_DT0 early_AJ0 Jewish_AJ0 believers_NN2 in_PRP Jesus_NP0 —_PUN it_PNP is_VBZ now_AV0 ,_PUN at_PRP this_DT0 moment_NN1 ,_PUN when_CJS these_DT0 leaders_NN2 made_VVN "_PUQ official_AJ0 "_PUQ their_DPS rejection_NN1 of_PRF Jesus_NP0 —_PUN that_CJT Saul_NP0 of_PRF Tarsus_NP0 first_ORD appears_VVZ ._SENT 
In_PRP the_AT0 movie_NN1 Tinker_NN1 Tailor_NN1 Soldier_NN1 Spy_NN1 ,_PUN two_CRD British_AJ0 secret_AJ0 agents_NN2 during_PRP the_AT0 Cold_AJ0 War_NN1 were_VBD discussing_VVG their_DPS number_NN1 one_CRD Soviet_AJ0 nemesis_NN1 ,_PUN code-named_AJ0 "_PUQ Karla_NP0 ._SENT "_PUQ 
