As Sure as the Dawn

Contents

Foreword by Mark D. Taylor...................................xi Preface......................................................xiii Acknowledgments..............................................xv Maps: The Roman Empire c. A.D. 117...........................xvii The Journey to Germania c. A.D...............................72; The Ocean Route from Ephesus to Rome.........................xviii The Overland Route from Rome to Germania.....................xix Prologue.....................................................xxi PART I: THE SEED.............................................1 PART II: THE SOIL............................................121 PART III: THE GROWTH.........................................281 PART IV: THE THORNS..........................................303 PART V: THE SACRIFICE........................................419 PART VI: THE HARVEST.........................................455 Epilogue.....................................................471 Glossary of Terms............................................475 Discussion Guide.............................................478