The Light Will Come
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After the brisk walk, Paulus found himself at the entrance to an unimposing house. Taking a deep breath, he walked into the courtyard. Still unable to calm his anger, he thought to himself, “Me, the best soldier in my training class – a guard for a Jew! A Jew called Paul. I suppose the captain thought it amusing that our names are the same.”
Paulus knew very little about Jews. There were lots of them in Rome, but they kept to themselves. He supposed this Jew must be a very dangerous man to require guards, and he must have influence with someone to not be in a prison cell. Paulus walked inside and saw his charge – Paul.
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About the Book
Have you ever wondered what it would have been like to be a soldier assigned to guard the apostle Paul? The Light Will Come takes you into the world of ancient Rome and imagines the shock of such an assignment on Paulus, a Roman soldier, and his family. He is a witness to the many visitors to Paul during his last days and hears parts of his final letters to the churches Paul has founded. With a backdrop of Emperor Nero’s reign, the great fire of Rome, and the wide-ranging power of the Roman Empire, the book shows some of the joys, triumphs, and tragedies of the first-century “Christ followers” as seen through the eyes of Paulus.
About the Author
Brenda Dalton Clemens researched the background information for The Light Will Come during her first husband Robert Clemens’ terminal illness. As a Christian and a lifelong student of the Bible, imagining the trials of the 1st century Christians helped her in the healing process after his death. Brenda Clemens (B.A. from Maryville College and M.S. from the University of Tennessee) is retired after 38 years of teaching French. She currently lives with her second husband Lowell Sneed in Maryville, Tennessee.