Two Thousand Years Ago: The World at the Time of Jesus

by Charles A. Frazee

Millions of people are familiar with the story of Jesus, but few could place the events of his life, as recorded in the New Testament, into the larger context of world history. Uniquely filling this gap, CHarles Frazee's Two Thousand Years Ago offers an absorbing unprecedented survey of peoples and events around the world at the time of Jesus.

Genres: History, Nonfiction, Religion

248 pages, Hardcover

First published November 1, 2002

Reviews

[Meenakshisankar M · Rating 3 out of 5]

The book tries to provide a snapshot of what was happening in various regions of the world two thousand years ago. The author explains the book as an attempt to put together a picture of the world, if communication media existed at the time of Jesus as it exists today, and what he may have received as news and details about other parts of the world. Provides a good summary view of all continents and the civilizations that existed at that time, along with a brief history of their origins.

[J. Bryce · Rating 2 out of 5]

Great potential, badly done.

No maps??? What the heck?

You don't publish a book about ancient history - worldwide ancient history no less - and not have a substantial maps section. This has many nice illustrations of artifacts and such, but no maps. And they are all black and white.

Not recommended for anyone.

[Lisa · Rating 3 out of 5]

I liked the context this book provided, but I think that more time could have been spent on how Jesus may have tailored his message, how the different group would have reacted to him and what potential influence he could have had.

[Sarah - All The Book Blog Names Are Taken · Rating 3 out of 5]

The title is a bit misleading but as stated previously, I suppose if the author only focused on these cultures during the life span of Jesus, the book wouldn't have been very long at all. But so much information focused even on the few thousand years before Jesus was born, so it really wasn't about these cultures in his time. I'd consider this to simply be more of a very brief history of cultures around the world.

[Dr. Paul T. Blake · Rating 3 out of 5]

This book was too long to achieve its purpose, thus the 3 stars intead of four. It was very helpful though in demonstrating how pagan the world was, giving me a new appreciation for how righteous the Jewish civilization has been throughout the years. Mankind does look to them for the oracles of God, as the Apostle Paul has written.

[David · Rating 4 out of 5]

A fascinating book but it could do with a conclusion to round things off