{"product_id":"9781854598868-paul","title":"Paul","description":"\u003cmeta content=\"text\/html; charset=utf-8\" http-equiv=\"Content-Type\"\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cp\u003eAn irreverent and provocative drama questioning the basis of Christianity, by the author of \u003cem\u003eThe Romans in Britain.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eAn irreverent and provocative drama questioning the basis of Christianity, by the author of \u003cem\u003eThe\u003c\/em\u003e \u003cem\u003eRomans in Britain\u003c\/em\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe most famous conversion in history - when Saul became Paul on the road to Damascus - was a trick. It was actually Jesus appearing to him. Jesus did not die on the cross but was rescued and sheltered by his brother James, by Peter and by Peter's wife, Mary Magdalene. But they prefer to keep Paul in the dark because, although he is mistakenly preaching that Christ rose again, at least it keeps him busy and gets the Christian message out there.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eNow imprisoned by Nero, Peter finally tells Paul the truth before they go to their deaths as the first Christian Martyrs.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eHoward Brenton's play \u003cem\u003ePaul\u003c\/em\u003e was first performed at the National Theatre, London, in 2005.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Rarewaves","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":41610629578849,"sku":"9781854598868","price":7.38,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0092\/7504\/8033\/files\/orig_27333807.jpg?v=1721724277","url":"https:\/\/www.rarewaves.com\/products\/9781854598868-paul","provider":"Rarewaves.com","version":"1.0","type":"link"}