Project Gutenberg 2013-07-18 Public domain in the USA. 65 Wilkinson, William Cleaver 1833 1920 Wilkinson, W. C. (William Cleaver) 31031185 The Epic of Saul Produced by David Edwards and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images generously made available by The Internet Archive) "The Epic of Saul" by William Cleaver Wilkinson is a narrative poem written in the late 19th century. The work explores the dramatic transformation of Saul of Tarsus from an ardent persecutor of Christians to a devoted follower of Christ, ultimately documenting his spiritual journey and internal conflicts. Central to the narrative is the character of Saul, who is shown grappling with his zeal for the Jewish faith and his encounters with early Christian figures, including Stephen. The opening of the text sets the stage for Saul's character and his relationship with Gamaliel, his mentor. As Saul expresses his desire to confront the Christian preachers, he is filled with a nationalistic fervor and deep-rooted convictions about the Jewish faith. Gamaliel advises restraint, highlighting the tension between Saul's youthful zeal and the cautious wisdom of his mentor amidst the backdrop of Roman occupation. The scene captures the beginnings of a conflict that raises questions about faith, authority, and identity, foreshadowing Saul's destined transformation into Paul, the apostle. (This is an automatically generated summary.) en Paul, the Apostle, Saint -- Poetry PS Text Browsing: Literature Browsing: Poetry 639083 639091 2024-09-18T07:32:06.085433 2023-09-19T03:45:30.393104 text/html text/html 658336 2013-07-18T15:02:54 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 200950 2013-07-18T15:02:56 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 259399 2024-09-18T07:32:30.142322 application/epub+zip 265871 2024-09-18T07:32:12.080409 application/epub+zip 221662 2024-09-18T07:32:08.919434 application/epub+zip 556119 2024-09-18T07:32:37.462288 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 948416 2024-09-18T07:32:24.944334 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 846395 2022-09-19T17:38:27.285806 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 404327 404137 2024-09-18T07:32:02.165454 2023-09-19T03:45:26.603086 text/plain; charset=us-ascii text/plain 404017 2013-07-18T15:02:54 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 155381 2013-07-18T15:02:56 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 404032 2013-07-18T15:02:54 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 155300 2013-07-18T15:02:56 text/plain; charset=us-ascii application/zip 20055 2024-09-18T07:32:37.639265 application/rdf+xml 9334 2024-09-18T07:32:09.134433 image/jpeg 1639 2024-09-18T07:32:09.030407 image/jpeg 247329 2024-09-18T07:32:06.136449 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://www.gutenberg.org/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog en.wikipedia