Killing Jesus ― A History

TEH BLOCKBUSTER BESTSELLING AUTHOR AND TRAILBLAZING TV JOURNALIST RECOUNTS ONE OF THE MOST INFLUENTIAL MOMENTS IN WORLD HISTORY: THE CRUCIFIXION OF JESUS CHRIST.

Nearly two thousand years after this beloved and controversial young revolutionary wasbrutally killed by Roman soldiers, more than 2.2 billion human beings not only attempt to follow Jesus of Nazareth’s teachings but believe he is God. In this riveting account of Jesus’s life and times, Julius Caesar, Cleopatra, Caesar Augustus, Herod the Great, Pontius Pilate, and John the Baptist are among the legendary figures who play a part in Jesus’s story. Killing Jesus takes readersinside this most volatile epoch and the seismic political and historical eventsthat made Jesus’s death inevitable—and changed the world forever.

Praise for Bill O’Reilly’s Killing series:

“Powerful…immersivelywritten.” —Janet Maslin, The NewYork Times

“All the suspense and drama of a popular thriller.” —The Christian ScienceMonitor

“Vivid and emotionally engaging.”—NelsonDeMille

Bill O'Reilly's success in broadcasting and publishing is unmatched. The iconic anchor of The O'Reilly Factor led the program to the status of the highest rated cable news broadcast in the nation for sixteen consecutive years. His website BillOReilly.com is followed by millions all over the world.

In addition, he has authored an astonishing 12 number one ranked non-fiction books including the historical "Killing" series. Mr. O'Reilly currently has 17 million books in print.

Bill O'Reilly has been a broadcaster for 42 years. He has been awarded three Emmy's and a number of other journalism accolades. He was a national correspondent for CBS News and ABC News as well as a reporter-anchor for WCBS-TV in New York City among other high profile jobs.

Mr. O'Reilly received two other Emmy nominations for the movies "Killing Kennedy" and "Killing Jesus."

He holds a history degree from Marist College, a masters degree in Broadcast Journalism from Boston University, and another masters degree from Harvard's John F. Kennedy School of Government.

Bill O'Reilly lives on Long Island where he was raised. His philanthropic enterprises have raised tens of millions for people in need and wounded American veterans.

Martin Dugard is the New York Times bestselling author of several books of history. He and his wife live in Southern California with their three sons.