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

The Scarlet Thread, chapter 1 475

Glossary of Terms 486

Discussion Guide 489