The Apostle Paul is famous chiefly for his dramatic conversion and
for writing theologically difficult letters. Father
Murphy-O'Connor's sympathetic and stimulating biography transforms
the bare facts of Paul's life into a highly readable story. A
lifetime's Pauline scholarship is distilled into clear, confident
prose that rings with conviction. The centuries roll away as Father
Murphy-O'Connor reveals Paul to be an intelligent, flawed and
passionate man whose theology stems not from dry academic
speculation but from the pressing need to address the problems
faced by new converts in the churches he establishes as he travels
across Asia Minor and into Europe. Paul's personal transformation
and commitment to a gospel of grace is constantly refined and
tested in a world where travel is worryingly dangerous, news takes
a frustratingly long time to reach it's destination and people
misunderstand and oppose each other just as they do today. Jerome
Murphy-O'Connor's 'wonderful adventure' is a magnificent
achievement. (Kirkus UK)
For someone who has exercised such a profound influence on
Christian theology, Paul remains a shadowy figure behind the
barrier of his complicated and difficult biblical letters. Debates
about his meaning have deflected attention from his personality,
yet his personality is an important key to understanding his
theological ideas. This book redresses the balance. Jerome
Murphy-O'Connor's disciplined imagination, nourished by a lifetime
of research, shapes numerous textual, historical, and
archaeological details into a colourful and enjoyable story of
which Paul is the flawed but undefeated hero.
This chronological narrative offers new insights into Paul's
intellectual, emotional, and religious development and puts his
travels, mission, and theological ideas into a plausible
biographical context. As he changes from an assimilated Jewish
teenager in Tarsus to a competitive Pharisee in Jerusalem and then
to a driven missionary of Christ, the sometimes contradictory
components of Paul's complex personality emerge from the way he
interacts with people and problems. His theology was forged in
dialogue and becomes more intelligible as our appreciation of his
person deepens. In Jerome Murphy-O'Connor's engaging biography, the
Apostle comes to life as a complex, intensely human
individual.
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