▁of ▁conversion ▁of ▁Paul ▁the ▁Apost le ▁which ▁the ▁New ▁Testament ▁accounts ▁place ▁some ▁time ▁after ▁the ▁death ▁of ▁Jesus . ▁Paul ' s ▁conversion ▁is ▁discussed ▁in ▁both ▁the ▁Let ters ▁of ▁Paul ▁and ▁in ▁the ▁Act s ▁of ▁the ▁Apost les . ▁ ▁In ▁the ▁First ▁Ep ist le ▁to ▁the ▁Cor inth ians ▁( 1 5 : 3 – 8 ), ▁Paul ▁refers ▁to ▁his ▁conversion . ▁The ▁Act s ▁of ▁the ▁Apost les ▁includes ▁three ▁separate ▁references ▁to ▁his ▁conversion ▁experience , ▁in ▁Act s ▁ 9 , ▁Act s ▁ 2 2 ▁and ▁Act s ▁ 2 6 . ▁ ▁Est im ating ▁the ▁year ▁of ▁Paul ' s ▁conversion ▁re lies ▁on ▁working ▁backwards ▁from ▁his ▁trial ▁before ▁Jun ius ▁Gal lio ▁in ▁Ach ae a , ▁Greece ▁( Act s ▁ 1 8 : 1 2 – 1 7 ) ▁around ▁AD   5 1 – 5 2 , ▁a ▁date ▁derived ▁from ▁the ▁discovery ▁and ▁publication , ▁in ▁ 1 9 0 5 , ▁of ▁four ▁stone ▁fragments ▁as ▁part ▁of ▁the ▁Del phi ▁In scri ptions , ▁at ▁Del phi ▁across ▁the ▁G ulf ▁from ▁Cor inth . ▁The ▁ins cription ▁pres erves ▁a ▁letter ▁from ▁Claud ius ▁concerning ▁Gal lio ▁dated ▁during ▁the ▁ 2 6 th ▁acc lam ation ▁of ▁Claud ius , ▁som etime ▁between ▁January ▁ 5 1 ▁and ▁August ▁ 5 2 . ▁ ▁On ▁this ▁basis , ▁most ▁histor ians ▁estimate ▁that ▁Gal lio ▁( bro ther ▁of