Man in White
By Johnny Cash
Narrated by Webb Wilder
3.5/5
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About this audiobook
The only novel written by the legendary songwriter and performer, Johnny Cash—the incredible story of the apostle Paul.
In this historical novel about the life of Paul before and after his conversion, discover the passionate, fiery, and destructive man once known as Saul of Tarsus. Paul's encounter with Jesus, the Man in White, knocked him to the ground and struck him blind. It also turned him into one of the most influential men in history.
See the apostle Paul as you've never seen him before—through the creative imagination of one of the greatest singer-songwriters America has ever known. You'll also see Johnny Cash, the man in Black, as you've never seen him before—a passionate novelist consumed with the Man in White.
Praise for Man in White:
“[Johnny did] extensive research and study of the life of the apostle Paul, and amazed [me] as he talked about Paul and we shared the Scriptures together. When [Man in White] was first published several years ago, my wife and I both read it—then read it again!” —Billy Graham
- Biographical fiction exploring the life of Saul, the man who became the apostle Paul
- Painstakingly researched and historically accurate
- Draws on Old and New Testament references as well as cultural background information
- Includes an afterword by John Carter Cash, Johnny Cash’s son
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- Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5I was always impressed with Johnny Cash. His baritone voice added depth and pathos to some of the songs he became famous for. He almost destroyed his career and probably his life with addiction to drugs. Finally in mid career, when he was about 36, he had a conversion experience and was able to come off drugs. From then on for the remaining 35 years of his life, he remained a devout Christian and many times bore witness to Christ even on the stage before large audiences.He always felt uncomfortable with sectarian divisions within the Christian community and, when interviewed, refused to identify himself with any group suggested by his interviewer: Baptist? Catholic? “No,” he would say, “I’m a Christian.” Not many know that, after his conversion, Cash wrote a biography about the Life of St. Paul.St. Paul was an important person in the early church, so I was curious how Cash understood St. Paul’s life. It turns out that Cash’s Man in White is a remarkably good biography. Cash had some training in Biblical Study and benefitted from friends, including Billy Graham, who critiqued his drafts as the work was in progress. But the most remarkable feature is that Cash has a real talent for spinning a story. His rendition of the life of St. Paul brought Paul’s life out of the mystical, where so many put him, and showed Paul as an ordinary man of his time. I enjoyed reading Man in White very much.The novel starts out with Peter in The Temple when he cured the crippled man. Saul is in another Temple chamber discussing the Nazarenes with the high priest, and Gamaliel, and two other men. Gamaliel advised them to leave these men alone. Saul wasn’t convinced. He felt these unbelievers should be stopped.From this start, Cash goes on to craft a remarkably well-written novel about Saul. Cash provides a lot of detail about what life was like in Jerusalem at that time and details that round out the character of Saul. After Stephen is martyred, Saul obtains a commission from The Temple to eradicate the Nazarenes. He endures a seven-day fast in preparation and then has himself dedicated to this mission in a Temple ceremony where all his hair is shaved off and burned along with an animal sacrifice. Then Saul is ready to embark on his mission.I got a lot out of this novel. It is not like other stories about Saints. It reads more like an adventure story, but, in this case, the story is true. Cash keeps his novel in line with what is already known about St. Paul, but he makes Paul come alive in Cash’s skillful handling of small details about Paul’s appearance, his family background, how he supported himself, and his friends and relatives. The title is based on how Jesus appeared to Saul on the way to Damascus. Jesus was clothed in brilliant white: Jesus is the Man in White.I enjoyed this novel. It gave me a deeper understanding of Paul as a man as well as a Saint, and I got a glimpse into Johnny Cash’s inner soul as well.