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| | Description | St. Paul is one of the most important figures in Christian history. As Saul of Tarsus he vigorously persecuted Christianity, even collaborating in the death of Christianity s first martyr, Stephen. His encounter with the resurrected Jesus on the road to Damascus changed Paul s life, the Christian Church, and world history. More than anyone else in the early Church, Paul saw the universal nature of the Christian message. He became the Apostle to the Gentiles and the Teacher of the Nations . As the human author of half of the New Testament, Paul is a figure who cannot be overlooked by anyone who wants to understand Jesus Christ and Christianity.
In this book, Pope Benedict XVI, a profound spiritual leader in his own right and a first-rate theologian and Bible commentator, explores the legacy of Paul. Pope Benedict follows the course of the Apostle s life, including his missionary journeys and his relationship with the other apostles of Jesus such as St. Peter and St. James, and Paul s martyrdom in Rome. Benedict also examines such questions as: Did Paul know Jesus during his earthly life and how much of Jesus teaching and ministry did he know of? Did Paul distort the teachings of Jesus? What role did Jesus death and resurrection play in Paul s teaching? What are we to make of Paul s teaching about the end of the world? What does Paul s teaching say about the differences between Catholic and Protestant Christians over salvation and the roles of faith and works in the Christian life? How have modern Catholic and Protestant scholars come together in their understanding of Paul? What does Paul have to teach us today about living a spiritual life? These and other important issues are addressed in this masterful, inspirational, and highly-readable presentation of St. Paul and his writings by one of today s great spiritual teachers, Pope Benedict XVI. The Apostle Paul, an outstanding and almost inimitable yet stimulating figure, stands before us as an example of total dedication to the Lord and to his Church, as well as of great openness to humanity and its cultures.
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| | Product Details | | Author: | Pope Benedict XVI | | Hardcover: | 131 pages | | Publisher: | Ignatius Press | | Publication Date: | March 27, 2009 | | Language: | English | | ISBN: | 1586173677 | | Package Length: | 7.9 inches | | Package Width: | 5.5 inches | | Package Height: | 0.8 inches | | Package Weight: | 0.65 pounds | | Average Customer Rating: |  based on 4 reviews |
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3 of 3 found the following review helpful:
 Saint Paul Mar 13, 2010
This book is a collection of Wednesday audiences given by Pope Benedict during the year of Saint Paul which expound upon some of St Paul's teachings and theology as well as his life. Hence, each chapter is one shorty talk given by the Pope. This allows for a quick, coffee table reading of each chapter, since they are only about 6-10 pages each. As such, they are not too deep and heady, but they still give good theological points to ponder and meditate upon. One chapter discusses St Paul's conversion, another discusses the "faith vs. works" "controversy." It is interesting to get a glimpse into the mind of BXVI and his thoughts on St Paul. A good book with a lot to think about.
22 of 23 found the following review helpful:
 Papal insight to St. Paul Jul 12, 2009
Pope Benedict's treatment of St. Paul's contribution to Christianity is an extremely well thought out presentation of the key elements of St. Paul's teachings that emphasizes in a clear way the importance of his writings and the centrality of Paul's works. Pope Benedict surrounds Paul's writings with the historical environment in which they were written and the social situations that existed at that time, thus giving a deeper insight to the man and his work. This book is the next best thing to having some one-on-one time with Pope Benedict XVI.
33 of 35 found the following review helpful:
Concise, wide-ranging book, good for general audience Jun 06, 2009
This is a small book, only 131 pages. It consists of a dozen or so short chapters on aspects of St. Paul's life and thought, each of which was originally one of the Pope's weekly talks. While the focus is on St. Paul, the book is a short summary of Christian teaching. St. Paul, of course, was one of the most important teachers of the early Church, and his thought covers the whole range of Christian concerns. Given what a well-known scholar Pope Benedict is, it would be natural to expect a book by him to be a scholarly exploration of the various doctrinal and textual controversies raging around St. Paul. This book gives a bit of that -- Benedict is very well-versed in that literature -- but that is not his focus. Instead of approaching us as a professor, teaching his graduate students, Benedict is approaching the average believer as a simple expounder of the Word. Simple, yet profound, there is a great deal of value in this little book.
39 of 39 found the following review helpful:
A Beautiful volume of profound reflections May 20, 2009
Before addressing the substance of the reflections contained in this book, I'd like to address the book itself. This book is yet another example fo the high quality work done by Ignatius press, which is the main publisher of Pope Benedict's books in English. Other publishers will likely put out a similar book, but as was the case with their attempts with the Church Fathers series and the Apostles series, their work, while good, will never come close to the beauty and elegance of the books put forth by Ignatius Press.
As far as the content of the book, quite simply another volume of rich, and insightful reflections by Pope Benedict. He fleshes out the person of St. Paul, his conversion, his ministry, and his theology. St. Paul is an important figure not only because he is a great example of the transformation which can occur in the life of a person after encountering God, but also because his mission and his theology give great witness to the person of Jesus. The Pauline year ends June 29, 2009, but the reflections in this book are timeless.
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