Verlag: W W Norton & Co Inc, 1997
ISBN 10: 0393040666 ISBN 13: 9780393040661
Zustand: Very Good. Very Good condition. Very Good dust jacket. A copy that may have a few cosmetic defects. May also contain light spine creasing or a few markings such as an owner's name, short gifter's inscription or light stamp.
Verlag: W W Norton & Co Inc, 1997
ISBN 10: 0393040666 ISBN 13: 9780393040661
Zustand: Good. Good condition. Good dust jacket. A copy that has been read but remains intact. May contain markings such as bookplates, stamps, limited notes and highlighting, or a few light stains.
Verlag: Norton & Company, Incorporated, W. W., 1997
ISBN 10: 0393040666 ISBN 13: 9780393040661
Anbieter: Better World Books, Mishawaka, IN, USA
Zustand: Very Good. 1st American ed. Former library book; may include library markings. Used book that is in excellent condition. May show signs of wear or have minor defects.
Verlag: Norton & Company, Incorporated, W. W., 1997
ISBN 10: 0393040666 ISBN 13: 9780393040661
Anbieter: Better World Books, Mishawaka, IN, USA
Zustand: Good. 1st American ed. Used book that is in clean, average condition without any missing pages.
Verlag: WW Norton & Co, United States, New York, 1997
ISBN 10: 0393040666 ISBN 13: 9780393040661
Anbieter: WorldofBooks, Goring-By-Sea, WS, Vereinigtes Königreich
Paperback. Zustand: Very Good. From the author of the best-selling Jesus comes an extraordinary new biography: the psychological journey of the man who invented Christianity. It begins on the road to Damascus, in a moment graven on the consciousness of Western civilization: Saul, Saul, asks the voice of the crucified Jesus of Nazareth,why persecutest thou me? From this experience, and from the response of Saul of Tarsus, the Jewish merchant later known as Paul, springs the Christian Church as we know it today. For as A. N. Wilson, biographer of Tolstoy, C. S. Lewis, and Jesus, makes clear in this astonishing and gripping narrative, Christianity without Paul is quite literally nothing. Jesus, with the layers of exegesis, scholarship, and ceremony stripped away, is a Jew, a fastidious and fervent Jew, who would lead his followers into a stricter, purer observance of Judaism. It is Paul who will claim divinity for him, who will transform him into the Messiah, center of an entirely new religion. And it is Paul who will negotiate the dangerous political currents of the Roman Empire, traveling everywhere, making converts, writing the great epistles that define our understanding of Christ and of the sublime paradoxes of his teaching, defusing the natural antagonism of the supreme temporal power to this dangerous spiritual force, Christianity, which would in time consume that empire from within. What drove Paul? What fueled this act of inspired creativity? What would he think of what his church has become? The book has been read, but is in excellent condition. Pages are intact and not marred by notes or highlighting. The spine remains undamaged.
Verlag: W W Norton & Co Inc, 1997
ISBN 10: 0393040666 ISBN 13: 9780393040661
Anbieter: Robinson Street Books, IOBA, Binghamton, NY, USA
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Hardcover. Zustand: Very Good. Prompt shipment, with tracking. we ship in CLEAN SECURE BOXES NEW BOXES Very good hardcover in very good dust jacket. Clean pages. Prior owner's name and address in ink on front free endpaper. Book club.
Verlag: W.W Norton & Co Inc. 01.04.1997., 1997
ISBN 10: 0393040666 ISBN 13: 9780393040661
Anbieter: Fundus-Online GbR Borkert Schwarz Zerfaß, Berlin, Deutschland
Zustand: Gut. 273 Seiten / p. sehr guter Zustand / very good condition - It begins on the road to Damascus, in a moment graven on the consciousness of Western civilization: "Saul, Saul," asks the voice of the crucified Jesus of Nazareth, "why persecutest thou me?" -- From this experience, and from the response of the Jewish merchant later known as Paul, sprang the Christian Church as we know it today. For, as A. N. Wilson, biographer of Tolstoy, C. S. Lewis, and Jesus, makes clear in this astonishing and gripping narrative, Christianity without Paul is quite literally nothing. Jesus, with the layers of exegesis, scholarship, and ceremony stripped away, is a Jew, a fastidious and fervent Jew, who would lead his followers into a stricter, purer observance of Judaism. It is Paul who will claim divinity for him, who will transform him into the Messiah, center of an entirely new religion. -- In Wilson's deft and psychologically astute narrative, we see Paul negotiating the dangerous political currents of the Roman Empire; traveling everywhere; making converts; writing the great epistles that define our understanding of Christ and the sublime paradoxes of his teaching; defusing the natural antagonism of the supreme temporal power to this dangerous spiritual force, Christianity, which would in time consume that empire from within. -- What drove Paul? What fueled this act of inspired creativity? What would he think of what his church has become? The answers lie in Wilson's extraordinary biography, which lays bare the psychological journey of Christianity's true inventor. ISBN 9780393040661 Sprache: Englisch Gewicht in Gramm: 711 16,5 x 3,2 x 25,4 cm, Originalhardcover mit Schutzumschlag / with dust jacket.
Verlag: U.S.A.: W W Norton & Co Inc, 1997
ISBN 10: 0393040666 ISBN 13: 9780393040661
Anbieter: Artful Dodger Books, Geneva, Schweiz
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Hardcover. Zustand: Fine. 1st Edition. 24 x 16 cm. .274 essential pages for anyone who wants to begin to understand the birth of Christianity. Elegantly written. Christmas bargain from the Dodger.
Verlag: W.W. Norton & Company, New York, 1997
ISBN 10: 0393040666 ISBN 13: 9780393040661
Anbieter: Between the Covers-Rare Books, Inc. ABAA, Gloucester City, NJ, USA
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Softcover. Zustand: Near Fine. Uncorrected proof. Glossy illustrated wrappers. 263pp. Foxing on the top page edge else near fine with publisher's material laid in.
Verlag: W. W. Norton & Company, New York, London, 1997
ISBN 10: 0393040666 ISBN 13: 9780393040661
Anbieter: Books Tell You Why - ABAA/ILAB, Summerville, SC, USA
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Hardcover. Zustand: Fine. Zustand des Schutzumschlags: Near Fine. First Edition; First Printing. An unblemished first Printing of the First Edition in Fine condition housed in a mildly scuffed Near Fine dust-jacket; This book provides a comprehensive and analytical overview of the life and thought of Paul the Apostle. Wilson expertly weaves together information from a variety of scholarly sources to create an engaging and informative read. This book is an excellent resource for anyone interested in the Apostle Paul and his impact on Christianity.; 8vo; 273 pages.