Being Real: The apostle Paul’s hardship narratives and the stories we tell today, by Philip Plyming

25 Jan 2024 | by Simon Webb

Author: Philip Plyming. Review by Simon Webb

'Why did Paul write so much about his own sufferings, including what may have been medical afflictions, such as the enigmatic thorn in his flesh?' | Photo: Book cover of Being Real: The apostle Paul’s hardship narratives and the stories we tell today, by Philip Plyming

Philip Plyming is the new cathedral dean up here in Durham. He is also new to publishing books: the last thing he brought out was a 2001 pamphlet called ‘Harry Potter and the Meaning of Life’. Now he is in charge of the cathedral where scenes in the boy-wizard film were shot.

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