LIFE OF PAUL, THE

This riveting presentation draws upon a lifetime of scholarship and reflection. It challenges many traditional and contemporary understandings of Paul and his relationship to the ancient Church and modern world.
Utilizing humor, wit and his sharply honed mind, he brings to life the Apostle who is so often misunderstood and misquoted. He fills in the gaps of Paul’s life based on what is know about the cultures, religious practices and politics of his time. He reveals multi-layered aspects of Paul’s motivation and his methods for spreading the Gospel.
Fr. Jerome sheds new light upon the controversial passages in Paul on the role of the women, the identity of the genders, and the place for normal law in the plan of salvation. He compares the second hand accounts of Luke in Acts with the first hand accounts of Paul himself in his letters and demonstrates how these perspectives can contradict or complement one another.
Perhaps, the most poignant parts of this presentation of Paul’s life have to do with Paul’s failures and that of his contemporaries. He speculates on Paul’s visit to Spain, the “ends of the earth”, and why that effort failed. This brings to life the human Paul and makes it easy for the listener to actually love the man who did so much for the Kingdom of God.
Laity, theologians and scholars alike will be mesmerized by this dynamic presentation