Robert Knapp: The Dawn of Christianity [2017] hardback 995 Asterix and Obelix help Chief

Asterix and Obelix help Chief Boneywasawarriorwayayix to foil the evil designs of Praetor Perfidius and oppose Julius Caesar's army

author of The Last Empire

We shiver in fear when Pandora opens her jar of evil torments and watch with joy as the legendary love affair between Eros and Psyche unfolds

delightfully entertaining book

Robert Knapp: The Dawn of Christianity [2017] hardback 995 Asterix and Obelix help ChiefExploring the origins of Christianity, this book looks at why it was that people first in Judea and then in the Roman and Greek Mediterranean world became susceptible to the new religion. Robert Knapp looks for answers in a wide ranging exploration of religion and everyday life from 200 BC to the end of the first century. Survival, honour and wellbeing were the chief preoccupations of Jews and polytheists alike. In both cases, the author shows, people