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The Life and Times of the Apostle Paul
The world's famous and compelling missionary story has never been more fun to read. Author Charles Ferguson Ball paints a colorful, true-to-life picture of the apostle Paul, his ministry, and his times based on the details we know from Scripture and historians. The Life and Times of the Apostle Paul is an excellent companion book for studying the life Paul and his missionary journeys. Added details about the region and customs and events of that time make this book a worthwhile supplement to Bible texts.
200 pages, Paperback
First published March 18, 1996
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April 13, 2013
Enjoyable
Synopsis: Like the cover says, The Life and Times of the Apostle Paul is "a colorful retelling of the world's most famous mission story."
Ball is an amateur expert on the 1st century Roman empire and has personally led tour groups throughout the cities that Paul visited during his mission trips to Asia Minor and Greece. He covers Paul's life from early childhood in his work so it must be considered historical fiction since so many details of Paul's life are not covered in the book of Acts or in his epistles.
It is an enjoyable book - not a great work by any means but I enjoyed reading it and felt that I learned a little something along the way as well. The details on the life around the Jerusalem temple and about the cities Paul visited make it worth reading, even if you are not a great fan of Paul.
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Synopsis: Like the cover says, The Life and Times of the Apostle Paul is "a colorful retelling of the world's most famous mission story."
Ball is an amateur expert on the 1st century Roman empire and has personally led tour groups throughout the cities that Paul visited during his mission trips to Asia Minor and Greece. He covers Paul's life from early childhood in his work so it must be considered historical fiction since so many details of Paul's life are not covered in the book of Acts or in his epistles.
It is an enjoyable book - not a great work by any means but I enjoyed reading it and felt that I learned a little something along the way as well. The details on the life around the Jerusalem temple and about the cities Paul visited make it worth reading, even if you are not a great fan of Paul.
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June 25, 2015
We read the original printing of this book under the title "The Life and Journeys of Paul". It was published by Moody Press in 1951 and my husband received it as a prize from Bible Memory Association not too many years later. The book has been from the states to Africa to France and never read until now. We really enjoyed it. It made Paul's life and the times so real. We should have read it aloud to our children years ago.
March 10, 2014
Great book to get the understanding of Paul's missions and setting up of churches.
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