Paul L. Maier
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Paul L. Maier | |
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| Born | May 31, 1930 |
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| Nationality | American |
| Education | Harvard University (MA) Concordia Seminary (MDiv) Heidelberg University |
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| Spouse | Joan |
| Children | 4 |
| Relatives | Walter A. Maier (father) |
Paul L. Maier (born May 31, 1930)Lutheran Church–Missouri Synod.
Early life and education
Maier is the son of
summa cum laude
, in 1957.
Personal life
Maier is married to Joan and has four daughters. He is a member of the
Lutheran Church-Missouri Synod
.
Career
He is the author of sixteen published books, both
Christian Century, Christianity Today
, and Christian Herald.
He travels and lectures frequently. In 2004, he was featured on the Christian daily talk show 100 Huntley Street in Canada for the entire year. He is a frequent guest on the show.[4]
Appearances
Maier appeared in the documentary film "Who Is This Jesus" produced by D. James Kennedy's Coral Ridge Ministries in 2000, largely in response to an ABC News documentary "The Search for Jesus", which featured a number of skeptical scholars, including members of the Jesus Seminar. Maier appeared in a 2004 episode of the
Skeptics Society founder Michael Shermer
. Maier also appeared on the TV series Mysteries of the Bible, in the episode titled "Paul The Apostle."
List of published works
Books for adults
- A man spoke, a world listened: the story of Walter A. Maier [1963]
- Pontius Pilate [1968] ISBN 0-8254-3261-8(Hardcover)
- First Christmas: The True and Unfamiliar Story in Words and Pictures [Harper & Row, 1971] ISBN 0-06-065396-5(Hardcover)
- First Easter: The True and Unfamiliar Story in Words and Pictures [Harper & Row, 1973] ISBN 0-06-065397-3(Hardcover)
- First Christians: Pentecost and the Spread of Christianity [Harper & Row, 1976] ISBN 0-06-065399-X
- The Flames of Rome [1981] ISBN 0-8254-3262-6(Hardcover)
- Josephus, the Essential Writings: A Condensation of Jewish Antiquities and the Jewish War [1988] ISBN 0-8254-2963-3
- In the Fullness of Time: A Historian looks at Christmas, Easter and the Early Church [1991] ISBN 0-8254-3329-0
- A Skeleton in God's Closet [1994] ISBN 0-8407-7721-3
- Eusebius - The Church History: A new translation with commentary [1999], ISBN 0-8254-3328-2
- More Than A Skeleton: It was one man against the world [2003] ISBN 0-7852-6238-5
- The Da Vinci Code: Fact or Fiction? (co-written with ISBN 1-4143-1035-8
- A Skeleton in Rome [2011] [1]
- The Constantine Codex [2011] ISBN 1-4143-3773-6
Books for children
- The Very First Christmas [1998] ISBN 0-570-05064-2
- The Very First Easter [1999] ISBN 0-570-07053-8
- The Very First Christians [2001] ISBN 0-570-07175-5
- Martin Luther: A Man Who Changed the World [2004] ISBN 0-7586-0626-5
- The Real Story of the Creation (illustrated by ISBN 0-7586-1265-6
- The Real Story of the Flood (illustrated by ISBN 0-7586-1267-2
List of DVDs
- Christianity: The First Three Centuries [2003]
- The Odyssey of St. Paul [2003]
- Jesus: Legend or Lord? [2003]
- How We Got the Bible [2009]
- Christianity and the Competition [2010]
- The Week that Changed the World [2011]
Notes and references
- ^ U.S. Public Records Index Vol 1 (Provo, UT: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.), 2010.
- ^ Date information sourced from Library of Congress Authorities data, via corresponding WorldCat Identities linked authority file (LAF).
- ^ "Archived copy" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2008-12-09. Retrieved 2009-02-22.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link) - ^ "Dr Paul Maier vs. Tom Harpur"; March 30, 2004 Archived March 11, 2007, at the Wayback Machine
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