It all began around the year 36 A.D., as Jesus’ disciples shouted from the rooftops that Jesus had risen from the dead. From that moment on, Christianity spread far and wide and developed a clear and defined belief system, patterns of worship, and a distinctive set of morals. All this based on a collection of sacred writings. This well-written, chronological, historically accurate account by Tim Dowley will captivate your interest with its easy to read text and beautiful illustrations of art, photographs, and maps. As you read along, he also has short biographies of key people within the history of Christianity. This hardcover, concise book has only 176 pages, but it does not skimp on context. It begins at the Day of Pentecost and continues to the present day. By my estimation, this is one of the best illustrated history books that we carry! – elise