Paul of Tarsus is perhaps the most famous convert in Christianity. His dramatic encounter with Christ on the road to Damascus changed his life completely, turning him from a fierce persecutor of the new cult of Christianity to its passionate leader. A powerful personality and a visionary theologian, his letters are the foundational documents of the new church. Paula Gooder explores who St Paul really was and what drove him, including how formative his background in Tarsus and as a Pharisee was.

Dr Paula Gooder is Canon Chancellor of St Paul’s Cathedral and a leading Biblical and Pauline scholar. Her numerous books include 'Body' (about Paul’s theology of the goodness of the body), and 'Phoebe: A Story' which explores the context of Paul’s letter to the Romans, his theological masterpiece.