Paul

Paul, one of the apostles who carried the message of Christ across the early church, is the subject of this novel. Rather than telling his life in a single voice, the book gathers testimony from people who knew him well, and from others who found themselves tested by him. The chorus of voices shows a man who could be charming and stubborn, rash and proud, yet whose fervor for spreading the gospel drew both devotion and frustration. The story unfolds against the first-century Roman world, rendered in rich and complicated detail, and it conveys the force of Paul's impact on the people around him.