These two books are highly recommended for mature high school readers and up; very suitable for Sabbath downtime as well. Paul L. Meier, a Lutheran historian, certainly did his homework in these two works. It is historical fiction, yes. But it is more history than fiction. His essential approach was to insert fiction only where it was necessary to make things flow in a readable way. And they are very gripping, with great insight for the serious-minded Christian who wants to understand the world of our Lord and the first Christians better.

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