Paul's Vision of Jesus

There are a ridiculous number of theories about what actually happened to paul on that road to damascus. People who were there at the time really thought they were seeing thing that was miraculous. And i don't think any expert jewish, christian or atheist actually doubts that paul himself thought he really saw jesus. The radical change in his life that occurred at that point brought him no earthly benefits. Over the next 30 years, he suffered loss of religious status, loss of social status, beatings, imprisonments and ultimately worse.