{"id":17663,"date":"2026-04-18T12:06:57","date_gmt":"2026-04-18T16:06:57","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.patheos.com\/blogs\/frankviola\/?p=17663"},"modified":"2026-04-18T12:06:57","modified_gmt":"2026-04-18T16:06:57","slug":"number1","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.patheos.com\/blogs\/frankviola\/number1\/","title":{"rendered":"The #1 Book on Amazon in Christianity Right Now"},"content":{"rendered":"<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC \"-\/\/W3C\/\/DTD HTML 4.0 Transitional\/\/EN\" \"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/TR\/REC-html40\/loose.dtd\">\n<html><head><meta http-equiv=\"content-type\" content=\"text\/html; charset=utf-8\"><meta http-equiv=\"content-type\" content=\"text\/html; charset=utf-8\"><\/head><body><p>Look, I\u2019m not one to brag, and I\u2019m not because this isn\u2019t my fault. But my new book just hit #1 on Amazon in \u201cChristianity.\u201d The universe apparently agrees it\u2019s worth your attention. The Kindle version is just 99 cents until Sunday night. Apple Books and Kobo too. That\u2019s less than a gas station coffee and considerably more life-changing.<\/p>\n<p>Already have the print version? Cool. The digital is searchable and the missed typos from the first printing have been dealt with and fixed (so I\u2019m told). If you\u2019re skeptical, fine. Read the endorsements from 20 of the greatest scholars in the world first in the comments link. Then decide.<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #3366ff;\">Oh, this is NOT a book for atheists, agnostics, or Christians who don\u2019t believe that Scripture is reliable, fully accurate, and God\u2019s written word. There are other books for that audience, this one isn\u2019t it.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.frankviola.org\/bookbub\/\" class=\" decorated-link\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">GO HERE FOR THE LINKS TO GET THE BOOK ON DISCOUNT and READ THE 20 ENDORSEMENTS BY NEW TESTAMENT SCHOLARS<\/a>. 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