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One of the founding apostles of the Christian church, Paul played an enormous role in history, and in this collection David Self has retold Paul's story with verve and authenticity.

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ISBN-13:	9780825479069
Publisher:	Lion Publishing
Publication date:	04/28/2009
Pages:	44
Product dimensions:	8.60(w) x 10.40(h) x 0.40(d)
Age Range:	7 - 10 Years

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David Self is a prolific and highly respected writer of easy-to-read books about the Christian faith, including The Lion Encyclopedia of World Religions.

Jason Cockcroft Pilgrim's Progress (Geraldine McCaughrean) won the Blue Peter Book of the Year Award in 2000 and his illustrations appear on the front covers of several Harry Potters.

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The book begins with the story of how Paul, a Jewish Pharisee known as Saul, became convinced that Jesus, who had been crucified, was really the Son of God. He had been watching the coats of the men who stoned to death Stephen, one of the first Christians. Just like they believed Jesus blasphemed God by claiming to be His Son, anyone who also made such claims was committing the same sin and it was punishable by death. Saul then went to Damascus where there were many other people practicing the new religion. He was going to arrest them all and bring them back to Jerusalem for execution. On his way He has a vision from God and hears a voice asking why he is persecuting Him; the voice identifies Himself as Jesus Christ and tells Paul to go to Damascus and wait for further instructions. There, he is sent to the home of Ananias, who tells Him about Jesus, and Paul believes in Him too. From there, the book describes the journeys which Paul made all around the Mediterranean Ocean teaching people about Jesus. It tells about some of the more important people in Paul's life—Barnabas, Silas, and Timothy—who became partners on his journeys and Lydia, the first known convert in Macedonia. Paul suffered many hardships from those who did not want to believe in Jesus and tried to stop him from preaching about Him. He was stoned, shipwrecked on the way to trial, often imprisoned, and finally sent to Rome to be tried by the emperor. There, he dictated letters which were delivered to the churches he had preached at or wanted to visit. The letters tell believers in Jesus how to live good lives and encourage them to keep on believing in Jesus and doing what He taught, even when they are punished for their beliefs. Those letters are in our Holy Bible and still encourage people today. The telling of the story is based on the Good News Bible and quotations taken from the Holy Bible, New International Version. A map inside the cover shows the routes of Paul's journeys and at the back of the book is a one page summary of his life. Reviewer: Christine Cassello

Children's Literature - Christine Cassello

Gr 2–5—Based largely on the New Testament book of Acts, this overview recounts Saint Paul's sudden transformation from a devout Jew who zealously persecuted followers of Jesus into an ardent apostle. During his journeys to preach about Jesus, Paul faced dangerous opposition from religious leaders but convinced many Jews and non-Jews to become Christians. Among the dramatic events included in the engaging text are Paul's imprisonment, stoning, shipwreck, snakebite, and escape over city walls. For the most part, Self remains true to biblical accounts. Curiously, he expands Paul's interactions with a wealthy woman named Lydia, creating a conversation between them and some pronouncements of her own. Some sections from Paul's letters are incorporated in the text, but his importance to the formation of the early Christian church and his ongoing influence on its theology are never explicitly explained. However, the book's major drawback lies in its disappointing illustrations, which resemble those found on uninspiring Sunday school leaflets. Muddy colors, stiff poses, and unattractive faces will discourage children from reading this biographical account.—Kathy Piehl, Minnesota State University, Mankato

School Library Journal

What we know of the complicated life of this early Christian missionary is related through several books in the New Testament. In this biographical compilation, the author uses all the various books of the Bible related to Paul to create a linear narrative of his life, presented in short chapters with abundant spot and full-page illustrations rendered by Cockroft in a muted but pleasing style. A map on the front endpapers traces Paul's journeys throughout the Middle East and on to Greece and Italy. A final page provides some key facts about Paul, but this chart should have been placed at the front of the volume to aid readers' understanding of the main text. Paul's arguably most famous words-from I Corinthians-serve as the conclusion to the final chapter, but there is no clear reference to the specific chapter and verse. The most glaring omission is the lack of a chart of the Bible books that are attributed to Paul; only a vague reference indicates that Paul's letters are found in the New Testament. (Religion. 8-12)

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