São Pedro: O Pescador de Homens

by William Thomas Walsh

"Um livro dedicado a ele: a pedra sobre a qual Nosso Senhor edificou a Santa Igreja. São Pedro, um dos primeiros apóstolos de Jesus, que deixou sua vida de pescador em busca de águas mais profundas e que tornou-se aquele a quem o Senhor confiaria Seu rebanho. No livro “ São Pedro, o pescador de homens”, do autor William Thomas Walsh, você receberá uma crônica da vida deste santo, desde sua infância até seu martírio em Roma.

Autor: William Thomas Walsh"

Genres: Catholic, Biography, History, Religion, God, Faith

423 pages, Hardcover

First published January 1, 1948

About the author

A graduate of Yale University, William T. Walsh was a Catholic historian, educator, and author. He received international attention for his biographies Isabella of Spain and Philip II. In 1941, he was given the Laetare Medal by the University of Notre Dame. In 1944, he was given Spain's highest cultural honor, the Cross of Comendador of the Civil Order of Alfonso the Wise, and also the 1944 Catholic Literary Award of the Gallery of Living Catholic Authors.

Reviews

[Emily Giuffre]

When I first picked this up, I assumed it was a history but it had more of a narrative tone, like that of a novel, but relied heavily on scripture. I took my time reading it but not because it was boring. On the contrary, it was more a meditative read for me as Walsh gives you a real and visceral experience, as if walking in the fisherman's shoes yourself. Although Christ is still some what mysterious as He is in scripture, it is the transformation of Peter which gives the narration its momentum. I should say, Christ is not mysterious. He spoke in parables before He spoke plainly to them about the kingdom of God. What I think most of us find mysterious about Christ is that He was always Himself. His truth, His love and sorrow where all with Him at all times and he did not change. The apostles saw His anger, they saw His sorrow and His mercy, but the author chose to not describe anymore than scriptures did themselves. And I am sure it was just as hard for those who met Him face to face to describe the Son of God. All they knew was the transformation that had happened within them.

[John Davis]

There are lots of histories of Saint Paul the Apostle but not much about the man who was tasked with ruling the early Church. That Apostle to the Gentiles will be unforgettably met however in this inspiring book. Walsh marvelously blends the historic novel style and it's factual conjecturing with the outright history textbook for a very enlightening and entertaining book of Saint Peter the Apostle. I came away with a more insightful take on the Gospels. This novel is a page turner, I couldn't wait to see and hear what the Apostle's next adventure and lessons with Son of God was going to be. Walsh fleshes out the Sea of Galilee and it's fisherman as only an historian can do, the villages, peoples, and events become wind blown and aromatic with the word craft of a good story teller. The Gospel events become very present and tangible through the experiences and reflections of Saint Peter. I highly recommend this book.

[Luis Fernando Pinheiro]

Este livro conta um pouco da vida de São Pedro, o primeiro bispo de Roma, portanto, primeiro papa da Igreja Católica. Através de pesquisas históricas sobre a vida do povo judeu daquela época e região, da tradição católica e também do uso da imaginação, é claro, o autor tenta nos colocar na mente deste glorioso apóstolo, tanto na sua vida antes, quanto depois de Cristo. Ele também nos coloca no cenário das principais cenas do Evangelho e dos Atos dos Apóstolos, naquilo que Pedro deve ter pensado e na maneira como reagiu naquele momento.

[Gabriel]

A melhor biografia que vi de São Pedro até hoje. Claro, a biografia conta também por mais da metade do livro sobre Jesus, e é emocionante ter esse aspecto psicológico de Pedro sendo contada de forma tão poética. Excelente edição!

[Pablo Galiana]

Biografía sencilla y clara, basada en los datos del Nuevo Testamento, de la Tradición y de la arqueología cristiana. Consideraciones ascéticas y doctrinales oportunas. Para lectores de cultura media.

[Gregory]

As with all of William Thomas Walsh's books, this is highly informative and very descriptive.

[Andy Herzfeld]

William Walsh is an excellent writer. This is a must read book if you want to learn more about Peter the Apostle. William takes some creative license with Peter to bring out his character traits that made him such an able leader of the early church. There is a lot of good information in this book and it is written like a novel but is historically accurate.

[Michiel]

This was such a great book. It took me through the life of Peter as if I were there. The writing was excellent, but even better, it made me know Peter, his struggles, his triumphs. One of the best books I've read this year.

[Allen Bandril]

This is how history books are supposed to be written. Gives insight into the time and person of Peter the Apostle.