{"product_id":"the-genuine-jesus-fresh-evidence-from-history-and-archaeology-9780825446757","title":"The Genuine Jesus: Fresh Evidence from History and Archaeology","description":"\u003cb\u003e\"Vivid style and keen insights make this book a delight and a genuine educational experience.\"\u003cbr\u003e--\u003ci\u003eMoody Magazine\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eIn this richly illustrated volume--formerly titled \u003ci\u003eIn the Fullness of Time\u003c\/i\u003e--Paul 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 correlate history, archaeology, and the New Testament to bring alive the true drama of earliest Christianity. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThis skillful narrative sheds a brilliant 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 recreate the world, the mood, the people, and the events with an immediacy that sweeps readers into the exciting first years of Christianity. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\"The author is at home in the vast literature of his subject.\"\u003cbr\u003e--\u003ci\u003eThe New York Times Book Review\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\"For the supremely pivotal event of the Resurrections, Paul Maier's book lends fresh and scholarly support.\"\u003cbr\u003e--Billy Graham \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\"Fascinating. . . . Brings a new perspective to a story we have known all our lives.\"\u003cbr\u003e--\u003ci\u003eRedbook\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\"Fact-filled, interesting, and successful . . . splendid research. This is a beautiful book.\"\u003cbr\u003e--\u003ci\u003eChristian Century\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eMaier, Paul L.:\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e - Paul L. Maier is the former Russell H. Seibert Professor of Ancient History (retired) at Western Michigan University and an award-winning author who 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 writings include the best-selling novel \u003ci\u003eA Skeleton in God's Closet\u003c\/i\u003e.","brand":"Kregel Publications","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50478368620818,"sku":"9780825446757","price":17.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_cf2c39a6-e91c-4946-80b7-756e85a0cc71.jpg?v=1737209997","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/the-genuine-jesus-fresh-evidence-from-history-and-archaeology-9780825446757","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}