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Paul
- A Biography
- Narrated by: James Langton
- Length: 15 hrs and 22 mins
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In this definitive biography, renowned Bible scholar, Anglican bishop, and best-selling author N. T. Wright offers a radical look at the apostle Paul, illuminating the humanity and remarkable achievements of this intellectual who invented Christian theology - transforming a faith and changing the world.
For centuries, Paul, the apostle who "saw the light on the Road to Damascus" and made a miraculous conversion from zealous Pharisee persecutor to devoted follower of Christ, has been one of the church's most widely cited saints. While his influence on Christianity has been profound, N. T. Wright argues that Bible scholars and pastors have focused so much attention on Paul's letters and theology that they have too often overlooked the essence of the man's life and the extreme unlikelihood of what he achieved.
To Wright, "The problem is that Paul is central to any understanding of earliest Christianity, yet Paul was a Jew; for many generations Christians of all kinds have struggled to put this together." Wright contends that our knowledge of Paul and appreciation for his legacy cannot be complete without an understanding of his Jewish heritage. Giving us a thoughtful, in-depth exploration of the human and intellectual drama that shaped Paul, Wright provides greater clarity of the apostle's writings, thoughts, and ideas and helps us see them in a fresh, innovative way.
Paul is a compelling modern biography that reveals the apostle's greater role in Christian history - as an inventor of new paradigms for how we understand Jesus and what he accomplished - and celebrates his stature as one of the most effective and influential intellectuals in human history.
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understanding the jewish thoughts in the Gospels
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Updated Version
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Favors Christianity
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- Cheesebodia
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Paul Reconstructed
This book has been called an accessible version of N. T. Wright’s earlier academic work, Paul and the Faithfulness of God. I haven’t read the latter but don’t be fooled - this isn’t just a layperson’s devotional. It is a unique biography of St. Paul from a man who is more at-home with his theology than virtually any other scholar in Christian history. (Well, non-contemporaneous of course). He has, for better or worse, influenced how we consider our master theologian of the New Covenant.
Much of his earlier work is abridged and reflected here. Though it is ostensibly a biography, Wright fills in the chronology with an overview of Paul’s ideas and focuses in on most of the Epistles within their chronological framework. Though we have few personal details about Paul’s life (most of them gleaned from Acts), there is a genuine estimation of probable life events (Jewish meditative discernment, life in Tarsus in the context of the Second Temple) and some conjecture about the holes in the narrative. Ex. Was Colossians written from a jail in Ephesus or Rome? You will find a convincing effort here to pick up the missing pieces where it is possible.
Like the best of biographies, I came away from this book feeling that I understand and respect St. Paul in a new light, if not a fully “new perspective”.
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- GameandBookBuyer
- 08-06-18
Pleasant rendition of an insightful book
The book is a wonderful introduction to the life and theology of Paul the apostle written by Tom Wright and pleasantly read by James Langton. It is a great resource for understanding the first century contexts (Jewish, Greco-Roman, etc.) of Paul's ministry and letters. If you want to take your understanding of Paul and by extension the whole New Testament beyond a Sunday school level this book is a great place to start. Its tone is warm and conversational and Wright does an excellent job making the latest scholarship not only accessible but vivid and engaging.
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- Joseph
- 01-25-19
Essential reading about an essential zealot.
I learned more about early Christianity and about the essence of zealotry listening to this book than any other I have experienced. Well worth your time if your interests are here.
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Splendid
As a student of Scripture and St. Paul in particular I am greatful for N.T. Wright's work on St. Paul the Apostle. This book a makes the Authors previous work on the subject even more accessible to the lay reader.
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- 05-11-18
Very Informative
I know a lot more about Paul as a person and the world in which he lived after reading this book.
It is well written and performed. Good book.
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- Loren Fenton
- 05-04-20
Excellence in Scholarship and Expression!
Very inspirational as well as intellectually stimulating. As in other biographies of well-known giants of history, this study of the Apostle's life provides new glimpses of understanding, not only of the events of his life and relationships, but also the underpinning of his theology, his philosophy of life, and his personal relationships. Outstanding! Highly recommended for anyone wishing to stretch their biblical knowledge coupled with the human element of Paul's mission and his day-to-day life.
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- William
- 04-19-20
Excellent a biography but too tied to Anglicanism
The title describes this as a biography, and that is its structure, though it is necessarily more than just an account of Paul's life. In fact it’s an excellent biography of a man who changed the world. In saying this, I nor the author are trying to say that it was God’s work in people’s hearts that changed the world, but at the same time, this is a story of the man who probably was most influential in the establishment of the church in the west and the propagation of Jesus’ teaching to those outside the Jewish tradition. It gives a lot of insight into what made Paul the person he became. There are some discussions that are quite good, especially his analysis of the idea of “zeal” for God that drove so many of Jesus’ and Paul’s contemporaries. Zeal was the commitment to the one God, the God of Abraham and his descendents, as well as to the Law and the Prophets. Zeal was an absolute commitment and was what drove Paul to persecute Christians in his earlier years. When Paul was struck on the road to Damascus, his complete perspective changed. As he realized that Jesus was the Messiah spoken about in the Prophets, he had to rethink all the presuppositions that he had previously held, but this did not change his commitment to the one God that he had always worshipped. As Wright describes it, Paul would have never thought of himself as promoting a new religion. He was a Jew and was since the Messiah had come, he looked back at what the Messiah was to do, to bring the whole world under the one God and see this as a fulfillment of the promise to Abraham that all the world would be blessed by him. As a biography, this is very good at telling all that we know about Paul’s life and thinking. He relies on Acts, Paul’s epistles, as well as other contemporary evidence. It also gives some insight into Paul’s theological perspective, but unfortunately, in this area Wright is sometimes unclear and at other times (seemingly) tied to an Anglican perspective. His treatment of justification and faith, two areas that are the most important parts of Paul’s legacy, has some good insights, but ultimately fall short. The book is aimed at the layman, and there is much to be gained from reading it. But, it also requires some care and a willingness to take some things with a grain of salt and a questioning eye.
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- Jason P.
- 09-17-21
The Dicipal Paul
Very eye opening story, quite a bit different than what we know from the Bible
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- Lionsroar
- 04-06-19
An engaging and informing biography of Paul
This is one of the best pictures of the apostle Paul that I've ever had painted for me and by one of the most educated theologians on the historicity of scriptures and Paul's letters and all the contexts and cultural understanding that is necessary to truly grasp hold of these scriptures with any sort of honest intellectual understanding.
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- JNM
- 12-19-20
Loved It!
Wright undertook an ambitious challenge in creating a biography of the Apostle Paul. But drawing on the New Testament itself and lots of history, he has created a moving and inspiring story.
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