Infirst-centuryRome,followingJesuscomesatatremendoussocialcost.AnurbaneRomanlandownerandmerchantisintriguedbytheChristianfaith-butishewillingtogiveuphisstatusandlifestyletojointhechurch?Meanwhilehisyoungclient,acatechumeninthechurchatRome,isbeginningtoseejusthowmuchhisnewfoundfaithwillrequireofhim.AWeekintheLifeofRomeisacrosssectionofancientRomansociety,fromtheovercrowdedapartmentbuildingsofthepoortothehallsoftheemperors.Againstthisrichbackdrop,illuminatedwithimagesandexplanatorysidebars,weareinvitedintothedailystrugglesofthechurchatRomejustafewyearsbeforePaulwrotehisfamousepistletothem.Agrippingtaleofambition,intrigue,andsacrifice,JamesPapandrea’snovelisacompellingworkofhistoricalfictionthatshowsusthefirst-centuryRomanchurchaswe’veneverseenitbefore.
