{"product_id":"the-damascus-road-a-novel-of-saint-paul-9780307386205","title":"The Damascus Road: A Novel of Saint Paul","description":"\u003cb\u003eFrom the author of the international bestseller \u003ci\u003eThe Last Station\u003c\/i\u003e, a superb historical novel of the Apostle Paul, whose tireless and epic preaching of the message of Jesus brought Christianity into existence and changed human history forever.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eIn the years after Christ's crucifixion, Paul of Tarsus, a prosperous tentmaker and Jewish scholar, took it upon himself to persecute the small groups of his followers that sprung up. But on the road to Damascus, he had some sort of blinding vision, a profound conversion experience that transformed Paul into the most effective and influential messenger Christianity has ever had. In \u003ci\u003eThe Damascus Road\u003c\/i\u003e novelist Jay Parini brings this fascinating and ever-controversial figure to full human life, capturing his visionary passions and vast contradictions. In relating Paul's epic journeys, both geographical and spiritual, he unfolds a vivid panorama of the ancient world on the verge of epochal change. And in the alternating voice of the Gospel writer Luke, Paul's travel companion, scribe, and ghostwriter, a cooler perspective on his actions and beliefs emerges -- ironic but still filled with wonder at Paul's unshakable commitment to the Christ and his divinity.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Knopf Doubleday Publishing Group\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 03\/17\/2020\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780307386205\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 368\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.60lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 7.90h x 5.10w x 0.90d","brand":"Jay Parini","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51258196820149,"sku":"9780307386205","price":18.7,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0473\/0804\/6492\/files\/img_222af698-334f-4728-ae97-c79baebc8835.jpg?v=1750814360","url":"https:\/\/pastforward.org\/products\/the-damascus-road-a-novel-of-saint-paul-9780307386205","provider":"Past Forward","version":"1.0","type":"link"}