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Publisher's summary
New York Times Bestseller: A "beautifully written" and "truly outstanding" novel based on the life of Paul the Apostle (The Cincinnati Enquirer).
Born a veritable great lion of God to a devout Jewish family, Saul of Tarsus is raised by his parents to embrace their love of humanity. Dogged by what he perceives as a lack of true faith, he embarks on a journey to save his people from sacrilege. But on the road to Damascus a vision of the resurrected Jesus changes the course of his life. Converting to Christianity, the newly christened Paul transforms from persecutor of blasphemers into apostle to the gentiles, becoming one of the supreme influences on the Catholic Church and the Western world.
Great Lion of God paints a unique and very human portrait of Saint Paul, one of the most passionate, dauntless, and complex figures of early Christianity - Pharisee, lawyer, theologian, and above all, a "man like ourselves with our own despairs, doubts, anxieties and angers and intolerances, and ‘lusts of the flesh.'"
The central novel in author Taylor Caldwell's biblical trilogy, which also includes Dear and Glorious Physician and I, Judas, Great Lion of God is both "sheer entertainment" and a moving tribute to the majesty and power of the Christian faith (Fort Worth Star-Telegram).
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"…[Braden] Wright keeps listeners engaged with his powerful and often emotional delivery." —AudioFile Magazine
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- Amazon Customer
- 04-21-20
Taylor Caldwell Never Did Fail to Deliver
I’ve been a Taylor Caldwell fan since first reading “Great Lion of God” in print.
In her Biblical accounts of the two apostles, Paul in this narrative, and Luke in “Dear and Glorious Physician,” Taylor takes us back into Israel and through many of the gentile lands of the Middle East.
She develops complex and compassionate biographies of these two troubled men and offers insights into the many other sages that influenced them, leading to their ultimate destinies, their awakening to Christ as the promised Messiah and their personal savior, and then their individual transformations.
Using the backdrops of faltering Roman rulership, the lingering influences of the earlier Hellenistic Period, and strict ancient protocols of the Jews, we see glimpses into the superstitions, mysticism and culture of the period we know now to be when Jesus of Nazareth changed the world.
Taylor Caldwell was gifted. Her writings are filled with the love of God and humanity, but never sugar-coated. They were researched well by her own quests in the Holy Lands.
My only complaint with this audiobook was the narrator fell short in comparison with others who have narrated her writings. He simply did not have the acting skills that her writings demand. This was disappointing to me for such a classic piece of literature, but I didn’t let it destroy my interest in the book.
I recommend either book to any who want to dig deeper beyond the Scriptures.
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- Fred
- 12-17-20
So disappointed in this book!
I wonder if Ms Caldwell ever went to Israel or if she studied the ancient history of the area of Paul's mission journeys in Turkey and Greece. I wonder if she ever looked into the faces of the people from the middle east region and if she ever saw bright blue eyes or bright red hair and pale skin there. it didn't even seem like she tried to keep her story in line with Biblical accuracy. I found this book hard to finish.
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- Anonymous User
- 08-19-21
Great Lion of God
Well researched and written in her inimitable style, I found myself engaged throughout the very long story. One has to bear in mind that this is a novel and not a factual account, and so allow for artistic license!
The performance is excellent. The narrator is very true to the book ( I followed the written text). His rendering of the various stages of the story is top class
The story is well known, and the interpretation of the author, although sometimes she takes significant license from the Biblical scripture, is sensitive to the underlying truth of Scripture.
Overall rating, story and performance 4 and a half stars.
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- Poopsilee
- 10-16-22
St. Paul Revealed
Taylor Caldwell has made St Paul come to life. Not only that, the ancient times of the birth and death of Christ live in this audio Book. my awareness of Paul was limited to knowing he was struck blind on the road to Tarsus and met Christ there on that road. Now I have seen so much more. This is a fictional tale of a real man who comes alive through its words and images.
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- Markymark
- 10-03-20
Tedious and disappointing
I was disappointed in this story of the life of Paul. Before he met Jesus his beloved Savior, he was portrayed as sad, joyless, and grumpy. And so he probably was. However, the greatest disappointment for me was that after he met Jesus, the story's portrayal of him remained largely the same. No joy or great transformation was evident, and that false portrayal is absolutely a grave disappointment.
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- Axl007
- 02-19-23
Travel in history
Like it was read clearly and theatre format. Will recommended for people interested in origins of Christianity.
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- Bill Krenn
- 06-17-22
Too flowery
I was so excited to read this because I loved dear and glorious physician, But this was ridiculous with all its descriptions that went on forever. Sometimes I would just fast forward and not miss a thing. I loved reading about Paul And I’d like to know how much was based on good research. I will be doing more research to find out
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- Susan SAN
- 11-25-22
Toooooo right-wing
The intro appears to be by a far right winged evangelical Christian. This speaker denies that Jesus ever cared about social justice. I do not anticipate that it will bring me closer to a desired spiritual place. I’m deleting it from my library!!!!
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- Phil
- 10-13-22
Very interesting and entertaining - But:
I found this selection to be very interesting and entertaining. However many times I felt that the author was straying a bit too far from verifieable facts. She does present many of the scenes of Paul's life accurately according to the Bible, but I had to question and even disagree with many of the scenes as either quite false or as straying far into fiction. Still, if you read it with that in mind and careflly sift fact and fiction there are many insights to be gained.
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- 12-07-22
not as good as her book on Lucanus
This is a different beast from Glorious Doctor. 5 hours in and I cant really follow the story. Her book on Luke is really a masterpiece in every way. If you are going to invest in her excellent prose and story telling, then why invest in this plodding piece? Maybe the cultural archetypes are not in this book on Paul? I found the characters boring and too Jewish. The book on Luke follows Tolkein and even Harry Potter. They call this an archetype structure.. like, we are introduced to a youngen. The youngen meets a wise wizard (yes, there is sort of a wizard in her book on Luke), and we see the boy grow up and go on an adventure. This really works.
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- David S
- 10-30-19
Best reading of a book I have heard.
A very good descriptive text that is read beautifully. Really enjoyable and engaging. Suggests a different view of the apostle Paul.
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- Anonymon
- 09-07-19
Wonderful book
I loved this book a great deal. Taylor Caldwell was such a hugely talented author. The wisdom, insights and information connected to Paul, The Church and historic times is so enjoyable. I'm listening to the book twice for all that I missed the first time.
Making it very special is the performance by Braden Wright. Perfect for this story. Beautiful pronunciation and patient reading is one of the pleasures of this production.
I hope he reads all of Calwell's books.
Thankyou both author and narrator.
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- A Novel of Ancient Rome
- By: Taylor Caldwell
- Narrated by: Simon Mattacks, Cassandra Campbell
- Length: 33 hrs and 9 mins
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From his birth in 106 BC in the hill town of Arpinum, Cicero, the educated son of a wealthy member of the equestrian order, is destined for greatness. From his tumultuous family life to his tenuous alliance with Julius Caesar to a fateful love affair with the Roman empress Livia and, finally, to the political role that will make him a target of powerful enemies, A Pillar of Iron is the story of Cicero's legacy as one the greatest influences on Western civilization.
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great story
- By Theresa on 02-01-20
By: Taylor Caldwell
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The Arm and the Darkness
- A Novel
- By: Taylor Caldwell
- Narrated by: Antony Ferguson
- Length: 27 hrs and 17 mins
- Unabridged
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In 17th-century France, Catholics and Huguenots are locked in a battle for the soul of the nation. At the heart of the novel are the two de Richepin brothers: Arsène, a swashbuckling nobleman who must abandon his devil-may-care attitude when he falls in love with a Catholic peasant girl, and Louis, a priest whose devotion to the word of God puts him at odds with the needs of man.
By: Taylor Caldwell
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I, Judas
- A Novel
- By: Taylor Caldwell, Jess Stearn, Claire Bloom - director
- Narrated by: Stefan Rudnicki
- Length: 13 hrs and 16 mins
- Unabridged
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One of the great dramas of the biblical era is brought to thrilling, new life in this epic novel told from the unique perspective of Judas Iscariot himself. This is the story of Judas the myth, condemned by Dante to the most terrifying circle of Hell; Judas the man, the son of wealth and power who fought to suppress the lusts of the flesh and the sin of pride to become one of the 12 original disciples of Jesus Christ; and Judas the apostle, victim of a diabolical lie, history's arch-traitor, who sold his Lord for 30 pieces of silver, and sealed his fate with a kiss.
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Interesting!
- By Tamiintx on 07-25-23
By: Taylor Caldwell, and others
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Glory and the Lightning
- A Novel of Ancient Greece
- By: Taylor Caldwell
- Narrated by: Jamie Renell
- Length: 24 hrs and 53 mins
- Unabridged
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Born in the Greek city of Miletus, Aspasia was destined for a life of tragedy. Her wealthy father vowed to abandon any female child, so Aspasia was secreted away, educated independently of her family, and raised as a courtesan. She discovered at an early age how to use her powers of intellect as ingeniously as those of the flesh. Ensconced in the Persian harems of Al Taliph, she meets the man who will change her fate: Pericles, the formidable political leader, statesman, ruler of Athens, and Aspasia’s most cherished lover.
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If you know anything about Ancient Greece this is
- By Cela S on 05-08-20
By: Taylor Caldwell
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Dynasty of Death: A Novel
- The Barbours and Bouchards, Book 1
- By: Taylor Caldwell
- Narrated by: Peter Noble
- Length: 44 hrs and 37 mins
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Dynasty of Death is a moving saga of two families, the epic struggle between two brothers, and the legacy their guns will leave the world as mighty enemy nations gear up for battle.
By: Taylor Caldwell
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Dear and Glorious Physician
- A Novel About Saint Luke
- By: Taylor Caldwell
- Narrated by: Paul Boehmer
- Length: 31 hrs and 36 mins
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Lucanus grew up in the household of his stepfather, the Roman governor of Antioch. After studying medicine in Alexandria, he became one of the greatest physicians of the ancient world and traveled far and wide through the Mediterranean region healing the sick. As time went on, he learned of the life and death of Christ and saw in him the God he was seeking. To find out all he could about the life and teachings of Jesus, whom he never saw, Lucanus visited all the places where Jesus had been.
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Childhood favorite
- By susan on 04-06-19
By: Taylor Caldwell
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A Pillar of Iron
- A Novel of Ancient Rome
- By: Taylor Caldwell
- Narrated by: Simon Mattacks, Cassandra Campbell
- Length: 33 hrs and 9 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall
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From his birth in 106 BC in the hill town of Arpinum, Cicero, the educated son of a wealthy member of the equestrian order, is destined for greatness. From his tumultuous family life to his tenuous alliance with Julius Caesar to a fateful love affair with the Roman empress Livia and, finally, to the political role that will make him a target of powerful enemies, A Pillar of Iron is the story of Cicero's legacy as one the greatest influences on Western civilization.
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great story
- By Theresa on 02-01-20
By: Taylor Caldwell
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The Arm and the Darkness
- A Novel
- By: Taylor Caldwell
- Narrated by: Antony Ferguson
- Length: 27 hrs and 17 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall
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Performance
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Story
In 17th-century France, Catholics and Huguenots are locked in a battle for the soul of the nation. At the heart of the novel are the two de Richepin brothers: Arsène, a swashbuckling nobleman who must abandon his devil-may-care attitude when he falls in love with a Catholic peasant girl, and Louis, a priest whose devotion to the word of God puts him at odds with the needs of man.
By: Taylor Caldwell
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I, Judas
- A Novel
- By: Taylor Caldwell, Jess Stearn, Claire Bloom - director
- Narrated by: Stefan Rudnicki
- Length: 13 hrs and 16 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall
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Performance
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Story
One of the great dramas of the biblical era is brought to thrilling, new life in this epic novel told from the unique perspective of Judas Iscariot himself. This is the story of Judas the myth, condemned by Dante to the most terrifying circle of Hell; Judas the man, the son of wealth and power who fought to suppress the lusts of the flesh and the sin of pride to become one of the 12 original disciples of Jesus Christ; and Judas the apostle, victim of a diabolical lie, history's arch-traitor, who sold his Lord for 30 pieces of silver, and sealed his fate with a kiss.
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Interesting!
- By Tamiintx on 07-25-23
By: Taylor Caldwell, and others
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Glory and the Lightning
- A Novel of Ancient Greece
- By: Taylor Caldwell
- Narrated by: Jamie Renell
- Length: 24 hrs and 53 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall
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Performance
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Story
Born in the Greek city of Miletus, Aspasia was destined for a life of tragedy. Her wealthy father vowed to abandon any female child, so Aspasia was secreted away, educated independently of her family, and raised as a courtesan. She discovered at an early age how to use her powers of intellect as ingeniously as those of the flesh. Ensconced in the Persian harems of Al Taliph, she meets the man who will change her fate: Pericles, the formidable political leader, statesman, ruler of Athens, and Aspasia’s most cherished lover.
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If you know anything about Ancient Greece this is
- By Cela S on 05-08-20
By: Taylor Caldwell
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Dynasty of Death: A Novel
- The Barbours and Bouchards, Book 1
- By: Taylor Caldwell
- Narrated by: Peter Noble
- Length: 44 hrs and 37 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall
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Performance
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Dynasty of Death is a moving saga of two families, the epic struggle between two brothers, and the legacy their guns will leave the world as mighty enemy nations gear up for battle.
By: Taylor Caldwell
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Captains and the Kings
- The Story of an American Dynasty
- By: Taylor Caldwell
- Narrated by: Susie Berneis
- Length: 36 hrs and 4 mins
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Joseph Armagh was 13 when he first saw America through a dirty porthole on the steerage deck of The Irish Queen. It was the early 1850s, and he was a penniless orphan cast on a hostile shore to make a home for himself and his younger brother and infant sister. Some 70 years later, from his deathbed, Joseph Armagh last glimpsed his adopted land from the gleaming windows of a palatial estate. A multimillionaire, one of the most powerful and feared men, Joseph Armagh had indeed found a home.
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An old favorite
- By Sue from CA on 07-15-17
By: Taylor Caldwell
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Ceremony of the Innocent
- A Novel
- By: Taylor Caldwell
- Narrated by: Kate Rudd
- Length: 23 hrs and 11 mins
- Unabridged
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Living with her aunt in poor, rural Preston, Pennsylvania, 13-year-old Ellen Watson loves books and music and is completely oblivious to her own beauty. But her extraordinary looks arouse envy and malice in the female townspeople - and lust in the males. Hired as a housemaid in the palatial home of the village mayor, Ellen soon catches the attention of his son, Jeremy Porter, who captures her heart in turn. He offers to send her to school, and four years later he proposes marriage. As the years pass, Ellen's life parallels the hopes, dreams, and fears of a no-longer innocent nation.
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Ceremony of the Innocent
- By Amazon Customer on 08-16-20
By: Taylor Caldwell
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Answer as a Man
- A Novel
- By: Taylor Caldwell
- Narrated by: Aaron Abano
- Length: 21 hrs and 11 mins
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Fourteen-year-old Jason Aloysius Garrity is now of age to work full-time in a Pennsylvania coal factory, earning four dollars a week. His family left their hardscrabble life in Ireland to create a better one in America. But their shanty-like home on a street filled with outhouses, horse manure, and the ever-present odor of noxious gas is a hell all its own. Yet Jason possesses the passion and principles that will lift him out of the abject poverty surrounding his widowed mother, fanatically religious younger brother, and manipulative crippled sister.
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Answer as a Man
- By J. O. Gamauf on 02-19-20
By: Taylor Caldwell
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Testimony of Two Men
- A Novel
- By: Taylor Caldwell
- Narrated by: George Newbern
- Length: 29 hrs and 32 mins
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Hambledon, Pennsylvania, is still reeling from the sensational murder trial that shattered the peace of the bucolic hamlet less than a year ago. Dr. Jonathan Ferrier was accused of killing his beautiful young wife after she died following a botched abortion. The scion of a powerful old eastern family, Jonathan hired the best attorneys money could buy. When he was acquitted, many believed he had bought his freedom. Now, he has returned home to sell his practice and move on. But haunted by his wife's death, Jonathan still strives to heal the judgmental people of his divided town.
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testimony of two men
- By Power2thepink on 07-27-19
By: Taylor Caldwell
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Dialogues with the Devil
- A Novel
- By: Taylor Caldwell
- Narrated by: Adam Verner
- Length: 7 hrs and 11 mins
- Unabridged
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