False. Paul was a Roman who was an Israelite, and we wouldn't have known he was an Israelite if he didn't profess it himself.
Duh. And he was a
Roman citizen, not a pure blooded Roman or a man born in Rome.
Even Jews born in other nations are STILL called Jews in scripture. such as when Paul went to Athens in Acts 17:16-17 for instance. The text differeniates between the Jews who spoke greek and were born there, and the God-Fearing Greeks (i.e non-Jews).
Even in Acts 2, we see Jews from other nations being mentioned specifically. ALONG WITH THOSE WHO HAD CONVERTED.
Acts 2:5-11
And there were dwelling at Jerusalem
Jews, devout men, out of every nation under heaven. Now when this was noised abroad, the multitude came together, and were confounded, because that every man heard them speak in his own language. And they were all amazed and marvelled, saying one to another, Behold, are not all these which speak Galilæans? And how hear we every man in our own tongue, wherein we were born? 9 Parthians, and Medes, and Elamites, and the dwellers in Mesopotamia, and in Judæa, and Cappadocia, in Pontus, and Asia, Phrygia, and Pamphylia, in Egypt, and in the parts of Libya about Cyrene, and
strangers of Rome, Jews and proselytes, Cretes and Arabians, we do hear them speak in our tongues the wonderful works of God.
http://www.thefreedictionary.com/proselyte
pros·e·lyte(pr
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n.
A
new convert to a doctrine or religion.
v. pros·e·lyt·ed,
pros·e·lyt·ing,
pros·e·lytes
v.tr.
To proselytize (a person).
v.intr.
To engage in proselytization.
Furthermore...
Romans 2:28-29
A person is not a Jew who is one only outwardly, nor is circumcision merely outward and physical. No, a person is a Jew who is one inwardly; and circumcision is circumcision of the heart, by the Spirit, not by the written code. Such a person’s praise is not from other people, but from God.
when he said the following...
What?
