Saint Paul

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Duration: 35 minutes

Pam Rhodes travels to Turkey to discover more about the life of Saint Paul, who brought Christianity to the western world, and introduces a selection of hymns inspired by his example and enduring words.

Music played

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    Jaguar Brass Band and the congregation at the Town Hall Birmingham At The Name Of Jesus

    Organist: Thomas Trotter Conductor: Paul Leddington Wright Tune: Camberwell Music: Michael Brierley (b.1932) Words: Caroline Noel (1817-77) Arranger: Peter Graham Source: BBC Songs of Praise Hymnbook #118

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    The Choir and Congregation of St Martin-in-the-Fields, London In Christ There Is No East or West

    Accompanist: Organist: Andrew Earis, Trumpet: David Hopkin Conductor: Noël Tredinnick Tune: St Stephen Words: John Oxenham (1852-1941) Arranger: Jeff Howard Source: BBC Songs of Praise Hymnbook #359

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    The Congregation of St Wilfrid's Church, Harrogate Purify My Heart

    Conductor: Gordon Stewart Music: Brian Doerksen Words: Brian Doerksen Arranger: Geoff Ellerby, specially arranged for the programme Source: Worship Today #354

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    St Martin's Church Choir My Song Is Love Unknown

    Accompanist: Oboe: Dominic Kelly, Flute: Emily Ogilvie Tune: Love Unknown Words: Samuel Crossman (1624-83 or 84) Source: BBC Songs of Praise Hymnbook #84

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    The Fron Male Voice Choir When I Survey the Wondrous Cross

    Conductor: Ann Atkinson Tune: Morte Criste Music: Emrys Jones Words: Isaac Watts (1674-1748)

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    The Congregation of Wesley's Chapel, London Love Divine, All Loves Excelling

    Organist: Daniel Moult Conductor: Paul Leddington Wright Tune: Blaenwern Music: W P Rowlands (1860-1937) Words: Charles Wesley (1707-1788) Arranger: Paul Leddington Wright Source: BBC Songs of Praise Hymnbook #305

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    The Congregation of St Swithin's Church, Bath Be Thou My Vision

    Accompanist: Gavin Wells (trumpet), Dean Wright (trumpet), Mark Kane (Horn), Marc Petrie (Trombone), Imogen Triner (Oboe & Cor anglais), Colin Hunt (organ) Conductor: David Ogden Tune: Slane Music: Irish Traditional Melody, harm. Erik Routley (1917-82) Words: Irish c.8th century tr. Mary Byrne (1880-1931) & Eleanor Hull (1860-1935) Arranger: David Ogden Source: BBC Songs of Praise Hymnbook #287

  • Factsheet for Sunday 10th October

    Presented by Pam Rhodes from Turkey

  • Interviews

    REV. DR PETER WALKER
    Author, In The Steps Of St Paul

    BA, MA, CertTh, PhD, DPhil
    Tutor in New Testament & Biblical Theology
    Director of Development Wycliffe College, Oxford

    Peter lectures in New Testament studies and Biblical Theology. He has a special interest in the historical Jesus and issues associated with Jerusalem and Middle East. He is qualified as a tour guide around Israel and leads students groups on tours every other year.

    BISHOP TOM WRIGHT
    AUTHOR, WHAT ST PAUL REALLY SAID

    Nicholas Thomas "Tom" Wright is the former Bishop of Durham in the Church of England and a leading New Testament scholar. His academic work includes What St Paul Really Said and Simply Christian.

    Bishop Tom was born in Morpeth, Northumberland and before the age of 7 or 8 he already felt called to go into Christian ministry.

    Best known for his writing, Tom Wright is one of our foremost New Testament scholars with an international reputation. He has written over thirty books.

    Edward Stourton
    Author, In The Footsteps Of St Paul

    Edward was born in Lagos, Nigeria in November 1957. Educated first at Ampleforth College and then at Trinity College, Cambridge, he took a degree in English Literature before joining ITN as a graduate trainee in 1979.

    Edward has also presented three series on important religious figures for Radio 4: In The Footsteps Of St Paul, In The Footsteps Of Moses and In The Footsteps Of Mohammed.

    He has written books on St Paul, Pope John Paul II and the Catholic Church. Edward currently presents ‘Sunday’ on Radio 4.



    HELEN BOND
    Helen Bond is a Senior Lecturer in New Testament at The University of Edinburgh.

    She is interested in most aspects of the social, cultural and religious context of Second Temple Judaism and early Christianity. Her research has tended to focus on particular characters within the biblical tradition.


    DAUGHTERS OF ST PAUL - SISTER CATHERINE
    The Daughters of St Paul are an international Catholic community of religious women dedicated to spreading the Good News of Jesus Christ, using all forms of communication.
    They are committed to spreading the Good News of Jesus Christ, through word, colour and sound in the spirit of the apostle Paul.

  • Locations

    ST PAUL’S CATHEDRAL
    EPHESUS + MILETUS, Turkey
    Pauline Books and Media

Credits

Series Editor
David Taviner
Presenter
Pam Rhodes
Producer
Patrick McGarvey
Executive Producer
Tommy Nagra

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