My ambition is to show how enduringly fascinating this Paul is. Erasmus, a rhetorician and lawyer in Rome, is to take on the defense of a Roman citizen named Paul. He is commissioned by the Jewish community, to which he feels close, without wanting to be Jewish himself. Paul represents a new direction within Judaism - and he is in conflict with everyone: with his Jewish brethren, with the elites of Rome, and soon also with his lawyer. The fact that the lawyer falls in love only complicates matters further. Gerd Theissen brings to life the plural diversity of the ancient world, its thoughts, cultures, and directions. He tells how the young Christianity struggles for its form and its place in the world. Christianity - how it all began. The story of Paul, as it has never been told before. Rich in facts, entertaining, and atmospherically dense. Exciting.