Apostle Paul : A Novel of the Man Who Brought Christianity to the Western World

by CANNON, JAMES

• ISBN13: 9781586420949
• ISBN10: 1586420941
• eBook ISBN(s): 9781586422226
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 2005-11-08
• Publisher: Steerforth
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Summary

The iconic Saint Paul in his lifetime a scholar, prosecutor for the high court of the Jews, accomplice in murder, adventurer, traveler, orator, writer, advocate, and organizer of a new faith was in fact a Jewish-Hellenistic citizen of the Roman Empire, a man who by the force of his intellect and indomitable will changed the course of history. Eventually he became the leader of the movement that delivered the social and moral authority of Christianity to a pagan world. Given a message that man and woman had a purpose in earthly life and a future beyond the grave he carried it first and unsuccessfully to his fellow Jews, then successfully to the gentiles and all mankind. His quality of mind and ability to exhort and persuade, his personal commitment to ethical conduct and values, and his courage and indefatigability made Paul one of the continuing forces in the progress of Western civilization. Author James Cannon has written about political leaders as a journalist, has served with leaders in public life, and has written feature stories while on the staffs of Time and Newsweek. Now he has taken the story of one of the most momentous quests in history and brought it to life with a vitality and immediacy that is at once gripping, informative, and inspiring.

Author Biography

James Cannon is currently retired from public life. He has served as chief of staff for Senator Howard H. Baker Jr. and as Assistant for Domestic Affairs to President Ford. As an assistant to Governor Nelson Rockefeller, he coordinated New York State’s dealings with Congress and the White House and was adviser to Governor Rockefeller for his confirmation as vice president. Before entering political work, Cannon was chief political writer, national affairs correspondent, and Chief of Correspondents at Newsweek. Before that he was on the staff of Time. During World War II he served in the U.S. Army and O.S.S. in the Caribbean and Asia theaters, achieving the rank of captain. Author or coauthor of four previous books, this is his first work of fiction. He lives in Washington, D.C., with his wife.

Table of Contents

Bargain	1	(10)
Choice	11	(11)
Secret	22	(10)
Parting	32	(12)
Passage	44	(16)
Scholar	60	(12)
Turning	72	(15)
Apprentice	87	(13)
Returning	100	(9)
Trial	109	(12)
The Road to Damascus	121	(16)
Stranger	137	(9)
Fugitive	146	(13)
Outcast	159	(11)
Homecoming	170	(13)
Herald	183	(10)
Endurance	193	(7)
Summons	200	(11)
Advance	211	(10)
Expedition	221	(12)
Embattled	233	(11)
Challenge	244	(7)
Resolution	251	(9)
Separation	260	(9)
Afar	269	(13)
Failing	282	(9)
Building	291	(14)
Remembering	305	(12)
Loss	317	(8)
Concord	325	(13)
Adversity	338	(9)
Rebuilding	347	(12)
Reckoning	359	(9)
Imperiled	368	(10)
Besieged	378	(9)
Imprisoned	387	(8)
Final Voyage	395	(15)
Rome Burns	410	(16)
Catacombs	426	(4)
Epilogue	430	(1)
Acknowledgments	431