{"product_id":"the-flames-of-rome-9780825443541","title":"The Flames of Rome","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eCan one man's madness destroy the faith for which so many would die?\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eA madman who murders his way into power lusts for ever-greater glory and domination. A capital city awash with corruption, sensuality, and political intrigue is at the flash point. And caught between the crushing currents of history are a new but growing religious group known as the followers of The Way.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAward-winning historian and best-selling author Paul L. Maier has created a compelling style of documentary fiction, using only known historical events and persons to bring to life first-century Rome in all its excess, treachery, and insanity. This is the Rome that the apostle Paul visits, where he's placed on trial, and which is forever changed by his testimony and witness. Maier takes readers into the courtroom of imperial justice and into the homes of the people struggling with the new faith they've encountered to answers questions such as: \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eHow did Christianity first reach Rome?\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eWhy did Paul have to wait two years for trial and was he condemned or set free?\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eWhy does the New Testament account in Acts end so abruptly?\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eWho set fire to Rome and why did Nero persecute Christians so horribly?\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003cp\u003eFollowing the family of Flavius Sabinus, mayor of Rome under Nero Maier captures all the drama and tension of the political conflicts that precede and follow the Great Fire of Rome, and the epic political and religious clashes of the world's capital. This is the sensational story of pagans at their worst--and Christians at their best. Readers won't want to put it down.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sureshotbooks-com.myshopify.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=AUTH-215188\"\u003ePaul L. Maier\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Kregel Publications\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 03\/12\/2014\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 480\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.10lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.30h x 5.40w x 1.30d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780825443541\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0825443547\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBISAC Categories:\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e- \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sureshotbooks-com.myshopify.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=CAT-FIC\"\u003eFiction\u003c\/a\u003e | \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sureshotbooks-com.myshopify.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=BISAC-FIC042030\"\u003eChristian | Historical\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cbr\u003e- \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sureshotbooks-com.myshopify.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=CAT-FIC\"\u003eFiction\u003c\/a\u003e | \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sureshotbooks-com.myshopify.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=BISAC-FIC014010\"\u003eHistorical | Ancient\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Kregel Publications","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42675347489005,"sku":"9780825443541","price":18.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0550\/8097\/6621\/products\/img_e7287448-80fd-46ee-a8cc-8fff506e5673.jpg?v=1649601771","url":"https:\/\/sureshotbooks.com\/products\/the-flames-of-rome-9780825443541","provider":"SureShot Books Publishing LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}