Saul/Paul's conversion

One of the most interesting things about the man Saul, is his complete 180 degree change from a zealous Pharisee to a completely commited follower of Jesus Christ. First of all, we must understand that Paul was a very real man. The evidence for this would be historians, such as Josephus, who wrote in the first century. Secondly, his teacher, Gamaliel, and thirdly, his epistles to the churches.
Josephus was a first century Jewish historian whom we get much of our education about the New Testament from. He would have known of Saul's existence, seeing how he documented things such as the Sanhedrin and the members of it.
Gamaliel was the teacher who raised up Saul to the level of Pharisee. His only complaint about Saul was that he could never get enough reading material. This means that Saul was by far, one of the most educated men of his time. Gamaliel is also written about in the book of Acts, which means that he was a real man in the Sanhedrin. If Paul was so educated, why would such a man convert to a simple and humble life as an apostle of Christ? The answer is that he wouldn't without some supernatural event. Well, that seems to be answered in Acts chapter 9. It seems strange that such a zealous pharisee would convert, but he did and we know this is true because of his epistles.
Paul was obviously the true author of all of his epistles because we find the same style in all of them. He starts the episltes in the same way, starting with greetings and prayer to the churches. His ending is the same as well, and the wording is much the same in all of his writings. Having the understanding of his existence according to external and internal evidence brings up many questions about the faith of Christianity. I suggest that everyone in the class should really dig in and research many sources on the Bible.