The repackaging of St Paul goes on apace. This is not an adventurous text and therefore Geoffrey Turner’s ‘surprises’ are less than earth-shattering. However he has produced a useful book that explores the character of the man and his approach to the gospel. The short introduction sets Paul’s writing in an historical perspective that is brief but adequate. Each of the ten subsequent chapters takes a different aspect, for instance ‘humility’ or ‘holiness’; ‘slavery’ or ‘life in Christ’. It therefore illustrates, in a packaged form, the complexity of the man Paul, and that some of the commonly held perceptions of him are at least inadequate. This is not a Paul who is wedded slavishly to the Law but is more concerned with what makes a person tick. It would be a useful book for a preacher needing to refresh his ideas, or for any student who needed a good concise but stimulating text that could even make the two of you friends.