'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
Being Real: The apostle Paul’s hardship narratives and the stories we tell today, by Philip Plyming
Author: Philip Plyming. Review by Simon Webb
by Simon Webb
26th January 2024
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.
