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Great Lion of God
- A Novel About Saint Paul
- Narrated by: Braden Wright
- Length: 30 hrs and 47 mins
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Summary
New York Times Bestseller: A "beautifully written" and "truly outstanding" novel based on the life of Paul the Apostle (The Cincinnati Enquirer).
Born a veritable great lion of God to a devout Jewish family, Saul of Tarsus is raised by his parents to embrace their love of humanity. Dogged by what he perceives as a lack of true faith, he embarks on a journey to save his people from sacrilege. But on the road to Damascus a vision of the resurrected Jesus changes the course of his life. Converting to Christianity, the newly christened Paul transforms from persecutor of blasphemers into apostle to the gentiles, becoming one of the supreme influences on the Catholic Church and the Western world.
Great Lion of God paints a unique and very human portrait of Saint Paul, one of the most passionate, dauntless, and complex figures of early Christianity - Pharisee, lawyer, theologian, and above all, a "man like ourselves with our own despairs, doubts, anxieties and angers and intolerances, and ‘lusts of the flesh.'"
The central novel in author Taylor Caldwell's biblical trilogy, which also includes Dear and Glorious Physician and I, Judas, Great Lion of God is both "sheer entertainment" and a moving tribute to the majesty and power of the Christian faith (Fort Worth Star-Telegram).
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"…[Braden] Wright keeps listeners engaged with his powerful and often emotional delivery." —AudioFile Magazine
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not as good as her book on Lucanus
This is a different beast from Glorious Doctor. 5 hours in and I cant really follow the story. Her book on Luke is really a masterpiece in every way. If you are going to invest in her excellent prose and story telling, then why invest in this plodding piece? Maybe the cultural archetypes are not in this book on Paul? I found the characters boring and too Jewish. The book on Luke follows Tolkein and even Harry Potter. They call this an archetype structure.. like, we are introduced to a youngen. The youngen meets a wise wizard (yes, there is sort of a wizard in her book on Luke), and we see the boy grow up and go on an adventure. This really works.
But this book on Paul we have none of that. I will carry on listening but I can't see myself finishing it.
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