Read the excerpt from dr. martin luther king’s “letter from birmingham jail.”
just as the apostle paul left his village of tarsus and carried the gospel of jesus christ to the far corners of the greco roman world, so am i compelled to carry the gospel of freedom beyond my own home town. why does king use this allusion? to share historical precedent to emphasize the morality of his cause to define the purpose of his travel to compare the goals of famous leaders