A second line of evidence concerns the conversion of certain key skeptics, most notably Paul and James. Paul was of his own admission a violent persecutor of the early Church. After what he described as an encounter with the resurrected Christ, Paul underwent an immediate and drastic change from a vicious persecutor of the Church to one of its most prolific and selfless defenders. Like many early Christians, Paul suffered impoverishment, persecution, beatings, imprisonment, and execution for his steadfast commitment to Christ’s resurrection. James was skeptical, though not as hostile as Paul.
Ang ikalawang hanay ng mga ebidensya ay ang paniniwala ng mga dating kalaban ng Ebanghelyo partikular si Apostol Pablo at si Santiago. Inamin mismo ni Pablo ang kanyang pagiging taga-usig ng unang Iglesya. Pagkatapos ng kanyang engkwentro sa nabuhay na mag-uling Kristo, dumaan si Pablo sa isang mabilis at malaking pagbabago mula sa pagiging mahigpit na taga-usig ng Iglesya sa pagiging isa sa mga mabunga at masugid na tagapagtanggol ng Ebanghelyo. Gaya ng mga naunang Kristiyano, nagdanas si Pablo ng gutom, paguusig, pagpapahirap, pagkakulong at kamatayan dahil sa kanyang mataimtim na pagtatalaga ng sarili sa pagkabuhay na mag-uli ni Kristo.