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Paul and the World's Most Famous Letters

Plot

Examines how, why, where and when the apostle Paul wrote his letters.

Along the shores of the Mediterranean Sea almost 2,000 years ago, a tentmaker and traveling prescher dictated letters for his followers in other cities. Those words survive yet! They've been read and studied and discussed and taught throughout the world, throughout the years.

The letter-writer? Paul... The Apostle to the Gentiles, the man most responsible for the spread of Christianity to the world. Why did he write? From where? To whom? Why are his letters so important? So famous? And perhaps most of all, what do they have to do with today?

Rosemany Haughton, one of England's articulate theological thinkers, helps the reader find answers. As though she were chatting with a friend, she describes the times and people, the problems Paul faced, the responses he made. One discovers challenges, newly worded but still raised, as well as a familiar scene though the players wear old-fashioned garments.

Photographs, maps, activities, bibliography, and index guide to deeper study.