Countdown: A Time of Testing (Book 1) - "Century in Crisis Series"
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- 320 pages
- 1.144 lbs
Item #41-3202
Book 1 of the Century in Crisis Series.
Mark had heard stories about persecution in the past, but it didn't seem real. All he had ever known was peace, and in his youthful innocence he did not realize how quickly things could change.
In AD 284, Diocletian was crowned emperor of Rome. Almost two decades later, soon after Mark was ordained a presbyter, the emperor unleashed his fury on the church. It was a time of suffering and testing—the worst persecution Christianity had ever faced. Mark and his wife were caught right in the middle.
They had a choice. They could give up their faith and live. Maybe even prosper.
Or they could stand firm. And die...
Table of Contents
- Historical Characters
- Fictional Characters
- History Is as History Does
Part I: A New Emperor
- 1. November 284
Part II: New Ideas
- 2. April 285
- 3. July 285
- 4. August 285
- 5. November 285
Part III: Can Emperors Be Gods?
- 6. A.D. 286
- 7. A.D. 287
Part IV: Dividing the Empire
- 8. A.D. 293
Part V: Teaching Latin
- 9. June 295
- 10. August 295
- 11. A.D. 296-300
Part VI: Ominous Rumblings
- 12. A.D. 299
- 13. March 302
- 14. Autumn 302
Part VII: The Volcano Erupts
- 15. January 303
- 16. Late February 303
- 17. March 303
- 18. April 303
- 19. A.D. 311
Epilogue
- Bibliography
- About the Author
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