Great Lion of God: A Novel About Saint Paul

By Taylor Caldwell

Book Overview

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 ).

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1504047788
• ISBN13: 9781504047784
• Release Date: September 2017
• Publisher: Open Road Integrated Media LLC
• Length: 654 Pages
• Weight: 1.75 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.4" x 5.5" x 8.5"

Customer Reviews

It earned every star!!!

This was my first Caldwell book and I loved it. Caldwell is poetic and elequent. She teaches the reader about The Greeks, Romans, Jews and Paul and how he was received by the early church and why. I recomend this book to anyone who is interested in the Roman Empire, the origin of the church or Christ.

excellent historical novel of St. Paul

I remember reading this about 23 years ago and it was possibly one of the finest books I ever read. It is so fascinating that you cannot put it down----and that has rarely been the case for me. Joe Jagiell

The best book I'v read about the life of apostle Paul.

The author does an excellent job in transporting the reader into the midst of the very life and events of the first century Middle East. You can hear, feel, smell, taste and witness the food, the people, the climate, the nature and the interactions between the Romans, the Greeks, the Jews and the sects and hear the religious and philosophical arguments of many sides.You can really feel and experience the pain and joys of Paul. The portrayal of Christ is also very real, down to earth and at the same time glorious and divine. The book is superb