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Peter & Paul.: An intuitive sequel to "Yeshua", Memoir of Missing Years of Jesus.
Mayhem followed Jesus’ death. Peter felt lost. Saul (later Paul), hated all Christians until he embarked on his journey to Damascus. Suddenly, mortal enemies became best friends.
PETER & PAUL is an intuitive sequel to the best-selling novel Yeshûa—Personal Memoir of the Missing Years of Jesus. Early Christians lived, in constant fear for their lives. Stanislaw Kapuscinski (aka Stan I.S. Law), the author of the Dictionary of Biblical Symbolism, deciphers the Acts of the Apostles, and other sources such as Nag Hammadi Library to recreate the historical times. Yeshûa’s death was followed by blood, murder, and persecution of the budding Christian community.
The two journeys, which Peter and Paul took, illustrate the contrasting views of the essence of the scriptural teaching, each necessary for the fulfillment of its intent. The lives of the two apostles show that there are many ways to the Kingdom of Heaven.
Essentially, the paths that Peter and Paul had taken affirm choices made by the Many (that were called) and the Few (that were chosen). This diametric division exists to this day.
To be among the Few get your copy now.
A few blurbs from some 5 STAR REVIEWS
Great Read!
Brought to life!
Very enjoyable!
Fascinating read!
Really enjoyed the book.
Historical fact dramatized.
We are all Spiritual Giants.
Historical Fiction Done Well.
Great feel for history and culture.
Fantastic exploration of early Christianity.
Excellent Look Into Peter and Paul's World.
Get your copy now. Right now!
PETER & PAUL is an intuitive sequel to the best-selling novel Yeshûa—Personal Memoir of the Missing Years of Jesus. Early Christians lived, in constant fear for their lives. Stanislaw Kapuscinski (aka Stan I.S. Law), the author of the Dictionary of Biblical Symbolism, deciphers the Acts of the Apostles, and other sources such as Nag Hammadi Library to recreate the historical times. Yeshûa’s death was followed by blood, murder, and persecution of the budding Christian community.
The two journeys, which Peter and Paul took, illustrate the contrasting views of the essence of the scriptural teaching, each necessary for the fulfillment of its intent. The lives of the two apostles show that there are many ways to the Kingdom of Heaven.
Essentially, the paths that Peter and Paul had taken affirm choices made by the Many (that were called) and the Few (that were chosen). This diametric division exists to this day.
To be among the Few get your copy now.
A few blurbs from some 5 STAR REVIEWS
Great Read!
Brought to life!
Very enjoyable!
Fascinating read!
Really enjoyed the book.
Historical fact dramatized.
We are all Spiritual Giants.
Historical Fiction Done Well.
Great feel for history and culture.
Fantastic exploration of early Christianity.
Excellent Look Into Peter and Paul's World.
Get your copy now. Right now!
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318 pages, Kindle Edition
First published January 1, 2012
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About the author
Stan I.S. Law
43 books36 followersStan I.S. Law (nome de plume of Stanislaw Kapuscinski), an architect, sculptor and prolific writer was educated in Poland and England. Since 1965 he has resided in Canada. His special interests cover a broad spectrum of arts, sciences and philosophy. His fiction and non-fiction attest to his particular passion for the scope and the development of Human Potential. He authored more than forty books, twenty of them novels. His novels have often been described as visionary fiction, and/or spiritual thrillers. His short fiction has also been shortlisted for the CBC Literary Awards.
Under his real name, he published eighteen non-fiction books sharing his vision of reality. He also composed two collections of poems in his original native tongue, in which he satirizes his view of the world while paying homage to Bozena Happach's sculptures.
As an architect [RIBA, MRAIC, OAQ ret.] he designed a number of high-rise buildings in Montreal, including Regency Hyatt Hotel (now Delta), Place Mercantile, Headquarters for the Mutual Alliance, as well as a number of low and middle rise structures for private clients. In the National Capital, he was the associate in charge of the design of the Royal Bank Headquarters on Sparks Street.
To find out more about him, look at http://stanlaw.ca or add him as a friend.
Under his real name, he published eighteen non-fiction books sharing his vision of reality. He also composed two collections of poems in his original native tongue, in which he satirizes his view of the world while paying homage to Bozena Happach's sculptures.
As an architect [RIBA, MRAIC, OAQ ret.] he designed a number of high-rise buildings in Montreal, including Regency Hyatt Hotel (now Delta), Place Mercantile, Headquarters for the Mutual Alliance, as well as a number of low and middle rise structures for private clients. In the National Capital, he was the associate in charge of the design of the Royal Bank Headquarters on Sparks Street.
To find out more about him, look at http://stanlaw.ca or add him as a friend.
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May 24, 2013
Well researched and fueled with a genuine feel for history, plus a curiously different take on faith, Stan Law’s Peter and Paul tells the story of two famous Christian leaders in the years that followed Christ’s death and resurrection. The author creates vivid characters filled with the sort of self-doubt and faithful longing that might be expected if we look honestly at these giants of faith. The details of town, family life, religion and politics are convincingly told, and the struggles of faithful followers to recognize spiritual guidance, remain true to what they’ve learned while advancing an unseen kingdom are powerfully convincing.
The novel balances Peter’s adherence to goals of “the secret teaching of Yeshua” with Paul’s earthly determination to spread the good news of the kingdom far and wide. A kingdom that is simultaneously not of this world, yet built from people in this world, invites a certain dichotomy; a kingdom that is both “within you” and yet to come, that is both preached abroad and experienced alone. There’s a nice balance between Greek philosophy, Jewish faith and Christian tradition in the novel, and a fascinating sense of there being nothing new under the sun as New Age “reality is not real” becomes a touchstone of Peter’s musings.
I really enjoyed the novel for its authentic historical feel and its insight into Peter and Paul’s lives and motivations. Fascinating internal dialog leads to an intriguing mix of present and past tense writing, and creates a deeply involving narrative with no preachiness in its somewhat untraditional interpretations. The result is a tale of history with great characters, great plot, interesting faith, and deep roots in philosophy.
Disclosure: I learned when this book was being offered free and bought a copy.
June 13, 2013
PETER AND PAUL
By Stan I.S. Law
Historical fact dramatized
The author is extremely well educated in matters of science, physics and metaphysics and has spent much time digging into facets of Christianity. In this book it is like he took the New Testament of the Christian Bible, added some parts from Agnostic texts and then dramatized those times, comparing Peter and Paul. They were rivals during many of those years because Peter had been a simple Galilean Jew having been taught by Jesus, a Galilean and a gentle rebel, and Paul, originally Saul, a well educated scholar of Jewish law, which was far from what Jesus offered. For anyone who would like to get more out of this book than just entertainment, I suggest you go to the back of the book and read it first where Mr. Law has his notes about where and what he found and why he wrote as he did.
Unless you are a student of the New Testament, especially relative to Acts, you may not realize that Paul taught a much different, more sophisticated religion than Peter and some of the acts of what Mr. Law describes in this historical novel were taken from the Nag Hamadi Gnostic scrolls as he says. In fact there are over 500 Gnostic scrolls translated besides the Nag Hamadi ones and it is amazing what they contain. These can be found by googling the Gnostic Library and downloaded for free.
I do not have the intellectual ability to actually analyze this book adequately, and can only encourage you to read it yourself if you have any interest at all in those times and perhaps a new perspective of looking at those first centuries of the Way for the author did a tremendous job of making those times live once again.
By Stan I.S. Law
Historical fact dramatized
The author is extremely well educated in matters of science, physics and metaphysics and has spent much time digging into facets of Christianity. In this book it is like he took the New Testament of the Christian Bible, added some parts from Agnostic texts and then dramatized those times, comparing Peter and Paul. They were rivals during many of those years because Peter had been a simple Galilean Jew having been taught by Jesus, a Galilean and a gentle rebel, and Paul, originally Saul, a well educated scholar of Jewish law, which was far from what Jesus offered. For anyone who would like to get more out of this book than just entertainment, I suggest you go to the back of the book and read it first where Mr. Law has his notes about where and what he found and why he wrote as he did.
Unless you are a student of the New Testament, especially relative to Acts, you may not realize that Paul taught a much different, more sophisticated religion than Peter and some of the acts of what Mr. Law describes in this historical novel were taken from the Nag Hamadi Gnostic scrolls as he says. In fact there are over 500 Gnostic scrolls translated besides the Nag Hamadi ones and it is amazing what they contain. These can be found by googling the Gnostic Library and downloaded for free.
I do not have the intellectual ability to actually analyze this book adequately, and can only encourage you to read it yourself if you have any interest at all in those times and perhaps a new perspective of looking at those first centuries of the Way for the author did a tremendous job of making those times live once again.
November 2, 2013
I had high hopes going into this. Wanted to learn more about the two men or at least gain a better understanding of them. Several times I was tempted to just ditch the book and move one. By the conclusion I could only say I regret my stubborn attempts to read it and get anything from it.
April 28, 2013
Not good writing. Too choppy. No detsils where details should be
September 20, 2013
This book gave me better understanding of Gnosticism. Author explainers his research and belief system used as he wrote this book. Enlightening but not my taste in writing style.
December 23, 2016
Fascinating read. Natural sequel to the Amazon bestseller - YESHUA: A Personal Memoir of the Missing Years of Jesus.
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