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Paul Behaving Badly: Was the Apostle a Racist, Chauvinist Jerk?
Written by Brandon J. O'Brien and E. Randolph Richards
Narrated by Sean Runnette
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The apostle Paul was kind of a jerk. He was arrogant and stubborn. He called his opponents derogatory, racist names. 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 history and cultural context, they show how Paul both offended Roman perspectives and scandalized Jewish sensibilities. His vision of Christian faith was deeply disturbing to those in his day and remains so in ours. Paul behaved badly, but not just in the ways we might think. Take another look at Paul and see why this "worst of sinners" dares to say, "Follow my example, as I follow the example of Christ."
Author
Brandon J. O'Brien
Brandon J. O'Brien is editor-at-large for Leadership and an instructor of religion at the College of DuPage. He is completing his doctorate in theological studies at Trinity Evangelical Divinity School. O'Brien is the author of The Strategically Small Church.
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- Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5This book is very honest about Paul which sometimes even surprised me, knocking him down with popular accusations, but the author did his homework to explain Paul’s context which clears things up quite well and puts Paul in his proper biblical place. Very good book!