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The Life And Work Of St. Paul, Volume 1[you are here] 

The Life And Work Of St. Paul, Volume 2

TABLE OF CONTENTS. BOOK I. THE TRAINING OF THE APOSTLE. CHAPTER I. INTRODUCTORY. Various types of the Apostolate — St. Peter and St. John — The place of St. Paul in the History of the Church — His training in Judaism — What we may learn of his Life — Modern Criticism of the Acts of the Apostles — Authorities for the Biography of St.

Paul — Records, though fragmentary, suffice for a true estimate — Grandeur of the Apostle's Work 1 CHAPTER II. BOYHOOD IN A HEATHEN CITY. Date of his Birth — Question of Birthplace — Giscala or Tarsus? — The Scenery of Tarsus — Its History and Trade — Paul's indifference to the beauties of Nature — His Parentage — Early Education — Contact with Paganism — Paganism as seen at Tarsus — Paganism as it was — A decadent culture — Impressions left on the mind of St.

Paul — St. Paul, a Hebraist — His supposed familiarit The Life of the Apostle Paul - FUC