First Century Close-Ups

This uniquely insightful collection of stories is based on incidents or characters described in the Gospel narratives of the New Testament. They provide the reader with a clearer awareness of what was happening and a deeper understanding of the people involved. In particular they help the reader to see Jesus with greater vividness than ever before. Extremely well researched, they contain a wealth of detail about the political and religious intrigues of the time, and also give fascinating details of the everyday lives of the ordinary people living in First Century Palestine..Read less