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A novel of the emerging church, written by award-winning author Walter Wangerin Jr. A fascinating reading full of adventure.


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A novel of the emerging church, written by award-winning author Walter Wangerin Jr. A fascinating reading full of adventure. Journey with Saul of Tarsus from Jerusalem’s temple and the martyrdom of Stephen to a transforming encounter with the risen Christ on the road to Damascus—then beyond to a waiting world. It is a world of bustling marketplaces filled with the smell of animals and the cry of merchants… faces, cultures, and traditions as diverse as the varied landscape… and human character and passions playing out in city streets, in corridors of power, and in homes of the humble. Here, in the shadow of imperial Rome, the early church is unfolding its vigorous bud. And the man Saul, whom the Gentiles know as Paul, will spread its seed, the Gospel of Jesus Christ, to the ends of the known world. Master storyteller Walter Wangerin Jr. sweeps you into the life and times of the man who brought Christianity to the world. Here is Paul the person, living and complex, viewed through the eyes of his contemporaries. His rich interaction and brilliant dialogue with friends and foes, leaders and slaves, Jews and Greeks, creates a drama—swift, intense, historical. In vibrant pigments of the imagination and narrated by ten distinct historical figures, Wangerin paints a moving, multifaceted portrait of the fiery character whose Gospel message sundered cultural trappings to ignite a faith that would light the ages.


About the Author
Walter Wangerin Jr. is widely recognized as one of the most gifted writers writing today on the issues of faith and spirituality. Among his books are The Book of God; Paul: A Novel; Whole Prayer; Reliving the Passion; Preparing for Jesus; Mary’s First Christmas; Peter’s First Easter; Ragman and Other Cries of Faith; Miz Lil and the Chronicles of Grace; Little Lamb, Who Made Thee? Mourning Into Dancing; The Book of Sorrows; A Miniature Cathedral; The Orphean Passages; and Crying for a Vision. He lives in Valparaiso, Indiana, where he is writer-in-residence at Valparaiso University and holds the Jochum Chair.

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A novel of the emerging church, written by award-winning author Walter Wangerin Jr. A fascinating reading full of adventure.

A novel of the emerging church, written by award-winning author Walter Wangerin Jr. A fascinating reading full of adventure. Journey with Saul of Tarsus from Jerusalem's temple and the martyrdom of Stephen to a transforming encounter with the risen Christ on the road to Damascus—then beyond to a waiting world. It is a world of bustling marketplaces filled with the smell of animals and the cry of merchants￯﾿ﾽ faces, cultures, and traditions as diverse as the varied landscape￯﾿ﾽ and human character and passions playing out in city streets, in corridors of power, and in homes of the humble. Here, in the shadow of imperial Rome, the early church is unfolding its vigorous bud. And the man Saul, whom the Gentiles know as Paul, will spread its seed, the Gospel of Jesus Christ, to the ends of the known world. Master storyteller Walter Wangerin Jr. sweeps you into the life and times of the man who brought Christianity to the world. Here is Paul the person, living and complex, viewed through the eyes of his contemporaries. His rich interaction and brilliant dialogue with friends and foes, leaders and slaves, Jews and Greeks, creates a drama—swift, intense, historical. In vibrant pigments of the imagination and narrated by ten distinct historical figures, Wangerin paints a moving, multifaceted portrait of the fiery character whose Gospel message sundered cultural trappings to ignite a faith that would light the ages.

Author Biography: Walter Wangerin se hizo famoso cuando recibió un premio como autor de The Book of the Dun Cow [El libro de la Vaca Parda]. Desde entonces ha ganado otros premios y honores, incluso medallas de oro por sus libros, entre los que están The Book of God [El libro de Dios], Reliving the Pasión [Recuerdo de la Pasión], Peter's First Easter [El Primer Domigo de Resureccionde Pedro], Mourning into Dancing [Cómo Cambiar el Lamento en Baile], The Manger is Empty [El Pesebre Vacío] y Little Lamb, Who Made Thee? [￯﾿ﾽQuién te hizo, Corderito?]. Escribió el libro para niños Mary's First Christmas [La primera Navidad de María], que ha sido un éxito de librería. Wangerin ocupa la cátedra Jochum en la Universidad de Valparaíso, donde es escritor residente. Vive con su esposa en Valparaíso, Indiana.

SPANISH LANGUAGE COMMENTARY

Una novela de la iglesia naciente, escrita pro un gran premiado y reconocido autor, Walter Wangering. Una lectura fascinante y llena de aventura.

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