Those proofs he found in the lives of believers, not in their feelings or their expressions on a bed of death. His fellow apostle Peter recognized their worth and included them with the other scriptures.
Paul’s perspective on life and death is founded upon the bedrock certainty of the resurrection of Jesus Christ from the dead, and from that, the certainty that all the dead will be raised—some to eternal life, and some to eternal torment. Paul, in his own writings, never refers to such dying expressions as proofs of personal piety. i. This date is open to dispute. From what we read in Romans 15:22-33, we know Paul had long hoped to visit the saints in Rome. According to The People's Chronology, Paul was beheaded with a sword near Rome, possibly on this day, June 29, 67. 2. Uncovering details in ancient history is difficult, but there are some things we can definitively say about Paul’s life and death.

To the apostle Paul, we know that "to die" would be "gain" (Phil. His death was perhaps part of the executions of Christians ordered by the Roman emperor Nero following the great fire in the city in 64 CE.

Writing in 2 Timothy 4:6–8, Paul seems to be anticipating his soon demise: “For I am already being poured out as a drink offering, and the time of my departure has come. Facts about Paul the Apostle’s Life and Death. One seemingly obvious fact is that Paul did die, unlike the prophet Elijah or patriarch Enoch, who were brought up to heaven. The exact details of St. Paul’s death are unknown, but tradition holds that he was beheaded in Rome and thus died as a martyr for his faith. 21). 1. Answer: The Bible does not say how the apostle Paul died. Paul became an apostle later on, and describes himself as such, but when that happened we do not know, and who he replaced (because of death), we do not know, but the apostles, and all disciples of Christ were being persecuted and killed. How did St. Paul the Apostle die? His letters were prized by the early church. Paul's death has been variously placed between 62 and 67.