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The Apostle Paul was kind of a jerk. He was arrogant and obstinate. He called his competitors derogatory, racist labels. He legitimized slavery and silenced women. He was a moralistic, homophobic killjoy who imposed his narrow religious views on others. Or was he? Randolph Richards and Brandon O'Brien explore the complicated persona and teachings of the Apostle Paul. Unpacking his personal background and cultural framework, they show how Paul both offended Roman perspectives and scandalized Jewish sensibilities. His vision of Christian trust was deeply troubling to people in his day and remains so in ours. Paul behaved terribly, but not simply in the ways we might think. Take another check out Paul and see why this "most severe of sinners" dared to state, "Follow my example, as I follow the exemplory case of Christ."
