What's next?

When I wrote Jesus Christ Divided, I had to limit my focus to produce a readable book. That meant I had to set a lot of information aside and focus on the new discoveries that were proven beyond question. In doing so, I ignored the opinions and scholarly argumentation purposefully, because the reader has the evidence right in front of them. The scholarship became useless because the new evidence showed the truth beyond argument. However, this sleight of hand was not much appreciated by reviewers, as you can see:

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Nonetheless, even years later, I am happy with my choices. By avoiding many scholarly references, the reader sees the evidence directly and makes their own decision. The reader is not burdened with all the apparatus and can read more easily. Furthermore, the reviewers agree that I made my case and know my stuff, so why distract from the history with junk that I did not need anyway?

What I do regret is that Saint Paul deserves more respect for his heroic efforts, and I do not think that I emphasized that enough. I desired very much to appear objective and I did not give him the full praise he deserves. So, I am beginning a novel of historical nonfiction to bring his dramatic efforts into stronger relief."