Jim Snyder is an author/historian based in Tequesta, FL. His first two books were the historical novel All God’s Children (1999) and a history, The Faith and the Power(2002). Both illuminate the murky forty years following the crucifixion of Jesus by taking into account Roman, Jewish, Greek and Christian writings of the first century. The Faith and the Power was runner-up for the Benjamin Franklin Award for the best book on religion in 2003.