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Great Lion of God

by Taylor Caldwell · 1970

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This novel is about one of the most passionate, intelligent, urbane & dedicated Apostles of early Christianity. Saul Tarshish, or, as the Romans called him, Paul of Tarsus, the intellectual Pharisee, lawyer, theologian & ,finally the Apostle to the Gentiles.

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Themes
ChristianChristianMore like thisLess of thisreligionreligionMore like thisLess of thisBibleBibleMore like thisLess of this
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adult
Length
epic · 621 pages

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