Paul of Tarsus: A Visionary Life.(Book review) From: Biblical Theology Bulletin | Date: June 22, 2006| Author: Batten, Alicia | COPYRIGHT 2006 Biblical Theology Bulletin, Inc. This material is published under license from the publisher through the Gale Group, Farmington Hills, Michigan.  All inquiries regarding rights should be directed to the Gale Group.Copyright information

PAUL OF TARSUS: A VISIONARY LIFE. By Edward Stourton. Mahwah, NJ: Hidden Spring, 2005. Pp. vii + 215. Cloth. $24.00.

Edward Stourton is an award winning broadcast journalist who has spent several years as a Washington correspondent for Britain's Channel 4 news and he has written for a British TV series on the modern Roman Catholic church. Many of these experiences are woven into his sympathetic treatment of the apostle Paul's life and letters.

After an introdu...

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