Paul Was No Stranger To Controversy. Bird Excels At Depicting The Complexity Of His Thought And The Varied Reactions They Provoked. Jews Thought Him A Deviant From Their Religion; Jewish Christians Saw Him As A Divider Of Gentiles And Jews; Greeks Believed He Was A Purveyor Of Dubious Philosophy; And Romans Felt He Was A Disturber Of The Peace. 300 Pages, Softcover.