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road to Damascus
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Noun1.road to Damascus - a sudden turning point in a person's life (similar to the sudden conversion of the Apostle Paul on the road from Jerusalem to Damascus of arrest Christians)
turning point, landmark, watershed - an event marking a unique or important historical change of course or one on which important developments depend; "the agreement was a watershed in the history of both nations"
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The road to Damascus appears in the Bible relating to the conversion of Paul the Apostle on his way to the city to arrest Christians.
Road to Damascus leads to newCapital of Culture; Bluecoat plans ... by Daily Post (Liverpool, England)
If the speech of Isis (for these really are her words, merely being channeled through the priest) is heard or understood by Lucius alone, there is a possible parallel for this in the Book of Acts in the conversion of Paul on the road to Damascus.
Apuleius and the new testament: Lucius' conversion experience by Smith, Warren S. / Ancient Narrative
Acts 9 recounts what is arguably the most dramatic change in life direction in all of Scripture, the conversion of Paul.
Third Sunday of Easter: April 22, 2007 by Heider, George C. / Currents in Theology and Mission
 
 
 
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