A Week in the Life Series
Journey Through Jesus’ World in Story Form
Ever wanted a first-century view of the world of the Gospels?
In imaginative historical fiction, splashed with informative sidebars and images, the volumes in A Week in the Life Series give us a new view of Jesus' world and Bible-era culture.
In these engaging narratives, New Testament scholars lead us behind the veil of centuries to see and experience the historical and social realities of the time when Jesus walked the earth. Drawing on what we do know from history, these biblical fiction books invite you to imagine possible events and explore the forgotten stories of the Ancient Near East.
Combining fictional narrative with trusted biblical study, these engaging stories include numerous full-page text boxes that expand on a variety of aspects of life and culture from the time period. Whether you're a Bible study teacher, small group leader, student, or you just want Scripture to come alive in a fresh way, these books are the perfect companions for your Bible reading.
Praise for Books in the Series
"While telling a good story and weaving it around familiar characters of the New Testament, [A Week in the Fall of Jerusalem] also informs readers about many historical and cultural elements of the Jewish and Roman worlds of the late first century. Witherington's narrative of historical fiction engages the reader's imagination."
—Joel Willitts
"Masterfully written and extensively researched, this fast-paced account invites the reader into the first-century world of the Gospels even while intriguing the reader as a good story should. In contrast to some scholars' wooden portrayals of all Jews or Romans or Syrians as the same, in [A Week in the Life of a Roman Centurion], the characters are nuanced and come alive."
—Craig Keener
"[A Week in the Life of Corinth], with pictures and explanations of customs in ancient Corinth, provides a window into the world of Paul's Corinthian letters. Witherington creatively brings the setting of Paul's Corinthian ministry to life with historical rigor and narrative artistry. Witherington brings to us the sights, smells, sounds and culture of Corinth as the apostle Paul knew it."
—Michael F. Bird
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paperbackA Week in the Life of Corinth
A Week in the Life Series
by Ben Witherington III
In this work of historical fiction, Ben Witherington III provides a one of kind window into the social and cultural context of Paul's ministry.
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paperbackA Week in the Life of a Roman Centurion
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by Gary M. Burge
In this fast-paced fictional account, we follow Appius, a Roman centurion, and Tullus, his Jewish slave, from battles to the gladiator arena and finally to the village of Capernaum where they encounter a Jewish prophet from Nazareth. Seeing Galilee of Jesus' day through Roman eyes, we learn much about the culture and social world of Romans and Jews.
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paperbackA Week in the Fall of Jerusalem
A Week in the Life Series
by Ben Witherington III
It's AD 70, and Jerusalem is falling to the Romans, its temple being destroyed. As Jews and Christians try to escape the city, we travel with some of them through an imagined week of flight and faith. In this imaginative and entertaining narrative, Ben Witherington leads us behind the veil of centuries to experience the historical and social realities of this epochal event.
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paperbackA Week in the Life of Rome
A Week in the Life Series
by James L Papandrea
From the overcrowded apartment buildings of the poor to the halls of the emperors, this gripping tale of ambition, intrigue, and sacrifice is a compelling work of historical fiction that shows us the first-century Roman church as we've never seenit before. Illuminated with images and explanatory sidebars, we are invited into the daily struggles of the church at Rome just a few years before Paul wrote his famous epistle to them.
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paperbackA Week in the Life of a Slave
A Week in the Life Series
by John Byron
Paul's epistle to Philemon is one of the shortest books in the entire Bible, and it certainly leaves plenty to the imagination. From the pen of an accomplished New Testament scholar, this vivid historical fiction account follows the slave Onesimus, fleshing out the lived context of first-century Ephesus and providing a social and theological critique of slavery in the Roman Empire.
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paperbackA Week in the Life of a Greco-Roman Woman
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by Holly Beers
In first-century Ephesus, life is not easy for women. In this gripping novel, Holly Beers introduces us to the first-century setting where Paul first proclaimed the gospel. Illuminated by historical images and explanatory sidebars, this lively story not only shows us the rich tapestry of life in a Greco-Roman city, it also foregrounds the interior life of one woman—and the radical new freedom the gospel promised her.
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paperbackA Week In the Life of Ephesus
A Week in the Life Series
by David A. deSilva
In this historical novel, David deSilva paints a vivid portrait of Ephesus and brings to life the compelling struggles faced by early Christians. Supplemented by historical images and explanatory sidebars, this imaginative novel digs into the early Christians' conflict with the religious cults of the day as well as the Roman empire.
