Acts 22:7-8PronouncementindividualNew Teaching“Saul, Saul, why persecutest you me? I am Jesus of Nazareth, whom you persecutest.”ContextPaul retells his conversion before the Jerusalem crowd; second account of the Damascus road encounterSynoptic ParallelsActs 9:4-5; Acts 26:14-15Reframe NoteIn this retelling Paul adds 'of Nazareth' — grounding the risen Lord in his earthly identityThemesidentityconversion