b'The Genuine JesusFresh Evidence from History and ArchaeologyUpdated EditionPaul L. MaierVivid style and keen insights make this book a delight and a genuine educational experience.Moody MagazineI n this richly illustrated volumeformerly titled In the Fullness of TimePaul Maier visits the origins of Christianity, taking the reader back to the first Christmas, the first Easter, and the first Christians. His impressive research and brilliant insights draw together history, archaeology, and the New Testament to bring alive the true drama of earliest Christianity.This skillful narrative sheds a needed new light on the life of Jesus and the adventures of the courageous men and women who carried His message throughout a hostile empire. A host of magnificent color and black-and-white photographs recapture the world, the mood, the people, and the events with an immediacy that sweeps readers into the exciting first years of Christianity. The author is at home in the vast literature of his subject. New York Times Book ReviewFor the supremely pivotal event of the resurrection, Paul Maiers book lends fresh and scholarly support. Billy GrahamFascinating. . Brings a new perspective to a story we have known all our lives. RedbookFact-filled, interesting, and successful. . Splendid research. This is a beautiful book. Christian CenturyPaul L. Maier was Russell H. Seibert Professor of Ancient History at Western Michigan University before his retirement and is an award-winning author whose expertise in first-century studies and extensive travels in the Middle East and Asia Minor provide historical authenticity and compelling drama to his writing. His other books include the best-selling novel A Skeleton in Gods Closet.RELATED TITLESUNIQUE SELLING POINTS Provides lesser-known facts and insights978-0-8254-4675-7$24.99that enliven the major events in ChristsPaperback6 x 9432 pageslife 978-0-8254-4688-7 $33.99 Unfamiliar revelations make for fascinat- Hardback6 x 9432 pagesing reading Biblical Studies / New Testament / Jesus, the Gospels & Acts Shares the wealth of knowledge of one ofKregel PublicationsRights: WorldThe Flames of Rome Eusebius the worlds leading historical scholars July 27, 2021978-0-8254-4354-1$16.99 978-0-8254-3328-3$28.99www.kregel.com 21'