In His Footsteps

About the Author\nMarilyn E. Phelan is Paul Whitfield Horn Professor of Law Emerita at Texas Tech University and author or co-author of seventeen books and over fifty articles on legal issues. She is a life member of the two leading legal institutions--American Law Institute and Uniform Law Commission. This is her first work based on her Christian beliefs and extensive biblical studies. Jay M. (Pat) Phelan is certified by the Texas Board of Legal Specialization as a specialist in criminal law and is co-author of Sovereign Immunity Law. Prior to his now fifteenth year as a district judge, he was in the private practice of law and also served as a county attorney. He currently is chair of deacons at his church and a Bible teacher.\nJay M. (Pat) Phelan is certified by the Texas Board of Legal Specialization as a specialist in criminal law and is co-author of Sovereign Immunity Law. Prior to his now fifteenth year as a district judge, he was in the private practice of law and also served as a county attorney. He currently is chair of deacons at his church and a Bible teacher.\nFrom the lengthy research and pen of two lawyers, a judge and a former law professor, this book, In His Footsteps: The Early Followers of Jesus, is a guide to understanding the early Christian movement through a study of the lives and ministries of the first believers, most of whom had met with the risen Jesus and thus knew, without doubt, that Jesus was the Christ and Savior of the world. The book cites accounts from Eusebius, a third-century Greek Christian historian, who also referenced testimony from first-century Christians about the almost unbelievable courage of the early followers of Jesus, who willingly and fearlessly, despite tremendous persecution and sufferings, brought to an otherwise lost world an assurance of life eternal for all believers. The book also refers to the fulfillment of many of the biblical prophecies, the principal ones being the restoration of the nation of Israel and the return of many Jewish people to their homeland. This book is an indispensable resource for all persons, as the tremendous sacrifices of the first believers should never be forgotten.