Christ or Caricature?

At a time when the broadcast media, books like The Da Vinci Code, and our news magazines offer caricatures of Christ, his genuine portrait becomes even clearer with new evidence from history and archaeology.

Dr. Paul L. Maier is The Russell H. Seibert Professor of Ancient History at Western Michigan University and a much-published author of both scholarly and popular works.  His novels include two historical documentaries:  Pontius Pilate and The Flames of Rome, as well as a theological thriller that became # 1 national bestseller in religious fiction: A Skeleton in God's Closet.  A sequel, More Than a Skeleton, appeared in 2003.
 
His non-fiction works include In the Fullness of Time, which correlates evidence from the ancient world impinging on Jesus and early Christianity; Josephus -- The Essential Works, a new translation/commentary on writings of the first-century Jewish historian; and Eusebius -- The Church History, a similar book on the first Christian historian.  More than five million Maier books are now in print in a dozen languages, as well as over 250 scholarly articles in professional journals.
 
Dr. Maier lectures widely, appears frequently in national radio, television, and newspaper interviews, and has received numerous awards.  He has also penned four children's books, and produced three four-hour video series dealing with Jesus, St. Paul, and the early church.