Apostle

The Apostle by Sholem Asch This book, a sequel to the Nazarine, follows very carefully the framework of the book of Acts, with the apostle Paul as the central figure. Thus we see him first as he sits at the feet of Gamaliel, endeavoring to attain legal blamelessness, the ideal of Pharisaic virtue. This zeal is shared by his beloved friend bar Naba, who is none other than Barnabas, Pauls companion on his first missionary journey. Barnabas soon accepts Jesus as the Messiah while Paul becomes a...