The apostle Paul. Other than Jesus, arguably the most famous / notorious figure in the Christian scriptures. His name has authorial responsibility for a huge chunk of the New Testament. Statues of the man litter modern day Italy. There are fields of study dedicated exclusively to trying to understand his thought. In a word, Paul’s influence is massive.
But… Paul himself may not have been massive. Might he have actually been more minuscule?
Could the apostle Paul have been significantly shorter than average? Could the ritual circumcision he’d experienced as a child have been viewed as a disability in his adult context? Most shocking of all, could the man who urged others to follow his example as he followed the example of Christ have been “demonized”?
In this conversation with Dr Isaac Soon, we take an overview look at his forthcoming book A Disabled Apostle. We also chat a bit about his exciting new forays into worship music under the name Yeung. My head was spinning after this one, but… it was a good spin!
Isaac is the Assistant Professor of Religious Studies at Crandall University, if you’re looking to find out how you could get deeper access to his streams of thought.
Conversation with Dr Isaac Soon about "A Disabled Apostle" and YEUNG's music