all his life. To Paul, this gospel is so great that he is willing to separate himself from anything—wealth, health, acclaim, friends, safety and so on—in order to be faithful to his calling. What is this “gospel” for which Paul is willing to glory in being a slave? What gospel would make Paul happy to lose everything in order to share it? First, it is worth reflecting on the word itself. “Gospel”—euangeloi—is literally “good herald.” In the first century, if on a far-flung