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Manufacturer: Kregel Publications
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Binding: Paperback
Dewey Decimal Number: 813
EAN: 9780825432972
ISBN: 0825432979
Label: Kregel Publications
Manufacturer: Kregel Publications
Number Of Items: 1
Number Of Pages: 464
Publication Date: 1995-07-12
Publisher: Kregel Publications
Studio: Kregel Publications
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The splendor and pagan excesses of Roman society are confronted by the life-changing faith of Christianity in this historically accurate fiction work. Guaranteed fiction!
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Summary: A book you won't want to put down
Comment: A coworker recommended this book to me. I had a lot of free time on my hands, and this book certainly made those hours fly by. I could not put this book down... I think I finished it in 2 days. Maier is a truly brilliant author. The story moves at a good pace, the reader won't get lost in a jumble of descriptive language. Maier does a wonderful job of mixing well-known New Testament characters with relatively unknown historical figures, all of whom had an impact on the shaping of the early church. I have never become so emotionally involved with a novel, this is not a book to pass by!
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Summary: The Joy of Giving
Comment: It has been a while since my wife and I last read this work, and we have read other of the author's works in historical fiction, history, etc. The great joy we had was recently giving it to a young man, well young compared to myself, who is an intelligent fellow. To have him say that, "I couldn't put it down until I finished it" was a joy in itself. Despite the number of books I have to read, I may still try to find time to read this one again.
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Summary: Two Fires...
Comment: Paul L. Maier has written a very enjoyable book on Nero's Reign and early Christianity. Although I was already familiar with many of the characters, Maier was still able to keep the story surprisingly fresh. He was able to create a detailed work without being bogged down in the details. "The Flames of Rome" has a wide variety of historical characters ranging from military officers, to poisoners, to Apostles, to a tyrannical emperor. The Great Fire of 64 A.D. and the persecution of Christians were very well done. I agree with another reviwer that the author did an excellent job at his depictions of the villains (both male and female). Their attempts to eliminate each other helped add suspense (even when one already knows the outcome). Although the book is over 4oo pages, it is surprisingly fast reading. Overall, Maier wrote a very enjoyable novel.
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Summary: Can you go wrong with a Maier book?
Comment: No spoilers
What more can I say than that. If you've read any other Maier books and enjoyed them, then I promise you will enjoy this one. Before this I read A Skeleton in God's Closet and More Than a Skeleton and loved both of them. Maier is great at combining documented historical accuracies with his own genius plot twists; Flames of Rome is no different. He gives you all the facts relating to the migration of Christianity to first century C.E. Rome, while also throwing in enough of his own storyline to draw you in and force you to keep turning the pages.
The bottom line is if you've read Maier and liked it in the past, nothing will change there. If you haven' read him, pick this, or any other of his books up and enjoy some great historical fiction/documentary.
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Summary: Excellent Book
Comment: Thoroughly enjoyed Flames of Rome. I recommend it for anyone interested in gaining a clearer understanding of first century Rome or early Christianity.
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