The Story of Paul of Tarsus; A Manual for Teachers (Paperback)

This historic book may have numerous typos, missing text or index. Purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. 1911. Not illustrated. Excerpt: ... INTRODUCTION As we look over the life of Paul of Tarsus, it will be noted that, rather strangely, it naturally divides itself into four parts of approximately fifteen years each. This gives us an excellent basis for the division of the material of the course. Part I tells of the boyhood of Paul, which was probably spent at Tarsus. All we know of these boyhood days of the great missionary is given us in the verse to be learned and written in red underneath the picture (Acts 21:39, omitting the last clause), and a few other verses telling that he was brought up as a Jew, and the strictest sort of a Jew, a Pharisee. In the following chapters, we shall try to discover just what it means to be brought up as a Jewish boy, in the orthodox manner. The picture of Paul to be pasted upon this page (see directions on p. xxvii of " General Suggestions") is the work of Raphael, one of the few who has attempted a picture of Paul. This is one of the figures in the "St. Cecilia," of the Bologna gallery. A copy of the complete canvas (Brown 625, Perry 343) might be shown the class at this introductory lesson, and the figure of Paul pointed out at the bottom. In the words of Robert Bird, "No artist has ever made of Paul a great picture. His outline is difficult to draw; and yet his travels and writings are half the New Testament. No one has left his stamp more deeply upon Christianity, or spread it farther." Something may be told of Raphael (when and where he lived), showing that he never saw Paul, who died over 1,400 years before the birth of Raphael. Hence this picture is purely from the imagination of the artist. Each pupil has just as much right to his own idea of how Paul looked as Raphael had. Bear this in mind throughout the course, and see if the artist's conception of Pau...