In Christian tradition, Paul is the apostle to the nations. However, his portrayal in the Book of Acts is more nuanced. For a longer period, Paul's ministry is limited to Jews. Only from Acts 13 onwards does Paul slowly emerge as ministering to non-Jews. Yet even then, Paul remains foremost an emissary to diaspora Judaism. In its apology for Paul and his disputed way of including non-Jews into the people of God, Acts emphasises that Paul did so without diminishing the priority of Israel, as a staunch proponent of Jewish monotheism and in a way that took full account of the precarious situation of diaspora Judaism.

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流散中的犹太人和一些非犹太人的使者，犹太一神论的拥护者和流散犹太教的谨慎：使徒行传中的塔尔苏斯保罗

在基督教传统中，保罗是万民的使徒。然而，《使徒行传》中对他的描绘更加细致入微。在较长时期内，保罗的事工仅限于犹太人。直到使徒行传第 13 章开始，保罗才慢慢开始为非犹太人服务。然而即便如此，保罗仍然是流散犹太教的首要使者。使徒行传在为保罗以及他将非犹太人纳入上帝子民的有争议的方式道歉时强调，保罗这样做并没有削弱以色列的优先地位，因为他是犹太一神论的坚定支持者，并且在某种程度上充分考虑到了以色列的地位。散居国外的犹太教处境岌岌可危。