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Paul Behaving Badly

Was the Apostle a Racist, Chauvinist Jerk?

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Paul Behaving Badly

By: E. Randolph Richards, Brandon J. O'Brien
Narrated by: Sean Runnette
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The Apostle Paul was kind of a jerk. He was arrogant and stubborn. He called his opponents derogatory, racist names. He legitimized slavery and silenced women. He was a moralistic, homophobic killjoy who imposed his narrow religious views on others. Or was he?

Randolph Richards and Brandon O'Brien explore the complicated persona and teachings of the Apostle Paul. Unpacking his personal history and cultural context, they show how Paul both offended Roman perspectives and scandalized Jewish sensibilities. His vision of Christian faith was deeply disturbing to those in his day and remains so in ours. Paul behaved badly, but not just in the ways we might think. Take another look at Paul and see why this "worst of sinners" dared to say, "Follow my example, as I follow the example of Christ."

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The narration can be a little slow and the material a bit heady, but it's a great eye opener for understanding often confusing scripture.

good read

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loved it. you won't be disappointed, no matter where you're coming from either loving or not loving Paul at the outset.

really terrific book, you won't be disappointed -

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Everyone who wants a better understanding of Paul should read this book. For every academic level.

Loved it!

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The content is fantastic but it was hard to listen through the “sh” sound over each “S” and “F” pronounced by the narrator.

Distracting Narration

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I have heard pastors talk about the context of Paul's letters in passing, and not alot of detail. it's always interested me! and this is a brilliant delivery and in depth teaching of Paul.

much needed! brilliant delivery

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This book has given me food for thought. Maybe Paul wasn't such a big jerk.

Enlightening and very entertaining

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Invaluable Insights and a guide to better understanding and communicating Christianity in a 21st century world. Especially helpful, I believe in an era of Conspiracy Theories and fear-mongering. The willingness of Christians to get caught up in theories based on the stringing together of unrelated scriptures taken out of context and going viral has been concerning. I recommend this work to serious readers who want to think about what we are thinking! Easy listening but I am sure most of us will not be able to listen or read once only.

A much needed guide to understanding and communicating

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Great book. Interesting, detailed, and well argued. The performer’s pronunciation was very annoying though. He was slow, had prominent “s” sounds, and could not pronounce Christian terms correctly.

Performer Mispronounces Christian Terms Frequently

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Ann enjoyable book that will help to open your mind to seeing Paul and his writings in a different light. It may not fully satisfy the in-depth student of the Bible but is a great primer for further study. Overall a very fun read.

Good introduction into an intriguing topic.

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This book is best understood if you have listened tHe 2 authors prior book Misunderstanding Scripture with Western Eyes. You learn how they build an argument & learn to trust their reasoning & intense desire to honor the Word of God. That said, it is a great resource for a person and a society earnestly desiring to see how relevant the Scriptures are for all people in all of time.

Very good book

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