the Jesus Seminar. Maier appeared in a 2004 episode of the Showtime TV show, Bullshit!, entitled The Bible: Fact or Fiction?. The show's hosts argued against a literal interpretation of the Bible. Maier was invited to provide both a counterargument and relevant background information regarding the text. He was opposed by 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] (Paperback), (Hardcover) First Christmas: The True and Unfamiliar Story in Words and Pictures [Harper & Row, 1971] (Hardcover) First Easter: The True and Unfamiliar Story in Words and Pictures [Harper & Row, 1973] (Hardcover) First Christians: Pentecost and the Spread of Christianity [Harper & Row, 1976] The Flames of Rome [1981] (Paperback), (Hardcover) Josephus, the Essential Writings: A Condensation of Jewish Antiquities and the Jewish War [1988] In the Fullness of Time: A Historian looks at Christmas, Easter and the Early Church [1991] A Skeleton in God's Closet [1994] Eusebius - The Church History: A new translation with commentary [1999], More Than A Skeleton: It was one man against the world [2003] The Da Vinci Code: Fact or Fiction? (co-written with Hank Hanegraaf) [2006] A Skeleton in Rome [2011] The Constantine Codex [2011] Books for children The Very First Christmas [1998] The Very First Easter [1999] The Very First Christians [2001] Martin Luther: A Man Who Changed the World [2004] The Real Story of the Creation (illustrated by Robert T. Barrett) [2007] The Real Story of the Flood (illustrated by Robert T. Barrett) [2008] 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 External links Faculty Profile at Western Michigan University 1930 births Western Michigan University faculty Harvard University alumni Heidelberg University alumni American historical novelists American Lutherans American biblical scholars Living people Writers from Kalamazoo, Michigan American male novelists 20th-century American novelists 20th-century American historians 21st-century American novelists 21st-century American historians 20th-century American male writers 21st-century American male writers Novelists from Michigan Lutheran Church–Missouri Synod people American male non-fiction writers Lutheran biblical scholars Concordia Seminary alumni Historians from Michigan Fulbright