![]() ![]() ![]() His travels are recorded in the names of the various books of the New Testament, his letters of commission and instruction to the various churches he founded. Undaunted Paul goes out among all various and sundry folks spreading the word. Peter was caught between a rock and a hard place on the issue. ![]() Others of the early Christians wanted to do the work of evangelizing strictly amongst the Jews. Paul before Peter took the commandment seriously about the new faith being universal. He becomes their champion and their most eloquent spokesperson. The bolt of lightning that knocked him off his ride and blinded him and his later restoration to sight changed him 180 degrees. To mark his change of mind about this group, Saul changed his name to Paul and his forcible conversion on the road to Damascus is shown here in detail. Anthony Hopkins is the scholarly Saul of Tarsus, rabbi who was charged with the apprehension and elimination of this Jewish sect worshiping a carpenter who allegedly rose from the dead. Peter, who also looks like a man who worked outdoors and with his hands. Robert Foxworth is a rugged Peter, along the lines of Finlay Currie and Howard Keel previous portrayers of St. This film, Peter and Paul, is based on their contributions in spreading the gospel. Without the contributions of Peter and Paul to the early Christian church it might very well have gone on to be an obscure offshoot of Judaism and Jesus might have died a lonely and forgotten death. ![]()
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