Saint Paul, The Missionary
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Book
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Category
Saint Paul
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Publication Year
1957
Publisher
The Newman Press, United States
Pages
430
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Saint Paul, the Missionary by Justo Perez de Urbel, O.S.B., translated from the Spanish by Paul Barrett, O.F.M. CAP.
The dynamic career of Paul of Tarsus has exerted a fascination on writers in every age. From St. John Chrysostom to Loisy, through Renan, Prat, and Lagrange, countless books have been written about the great Apostle to the Gentiles, works both orthodox and heretical.
The subject is indeed an inexhaustible one, for there has seldom been a life as significantly adventurous as that of the tentmaker of Tarsus. Who would have expected this undersized Jew, newly turned Christian, to be instrumental in building a new order on the ruins of the once mighty Roman Empire? His sole weapons were heroic ardor, sweeping eloquence, and a consuming love for Christ.
Father Perez' book is a distinguished contribution to the corpus of Pauline literature. Out of an expert knowledge of classical antiquity, Catholic theology, and a deep love for his subject, he has fashioned a skillful portrait of Paul the man, the saint, the theologian, the writer, the missionary. For those who have found the Epistles difficult, for those eager to make a closer acquaintance with the saint in his times, this biography will make fascinating reading.
The dynamic career of Paul of Tarsus has exerted a fascination on writers in every age. From St. John Chrysostom to Loisy, through Renan, Prat, and Lagrange, countless books have been written about the great Apostle to the Gentiles, works both orthodox and heretical.
The subject is indeed an inexhaustible one, for there has seldom been a life as significantly adventurous as that of the tentmaker of Tarsus. Who would have expected this undersized Jew, newly turned Christian, to be instrumental in building a new order on the ruins of the once mighty Roman Empire? His sole weapons were heroic ardor, sweeping eloquence, and a consuming love for Christ.
Father Perez' book is a distinguished contribution to the corpus of Pauline literature. Out of an expert knowledge of classical antiquity, Catholic theology, and a deep love for his subject, he has fashioned a skillful portrait of Paul the man, the saint, the theologian, the writer, the missionary. For those who have found the Epistles difficult, for those eager to make a closer acquaintance with the saint in his times, this biography will make fascinating reading.
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