Paul is an apostle whom many love to hate; he has been castigated as a misogynist, a supporter of slavery, a virulent authoritarian, and bitterly hostile to Jews and Judaism. When I started to study his writings in a first-century context, however, it did not take me long to realize that this was an untenable view. In fact, as I followed in his footsteps during the filming, I grew not only to admire but also to feel a strong affinity with this difficult, brilliant, and vulnerable man.
