This book traces the search for and discovery of faith in Hebrew Patriarchs, and the faith journey such people took up to the time of Jesus. It notes the ups and downs of pilgrims from Abraham, through Moses, the prophets and to John the Baptist, then Jesus.

This book studies the ways in which St Paul and others spread the gospel, and consequently how churches formed after his missionary work. The premise is that churches follow the declaration of the gospel, the preaching and teaching of how Jesus is the long-awaited Messiah, who became an atonement for humans' sin, and whose resurrection precedes that of his believers who trust him for salvation.

The book discusses similarities and differences between Jewish tevila and Christian baptism. The question is whether baptism is a gradual evolution from the Jewish rite into a Christian form. Or is baptism an entirely new mode of initiation unique to the Christian faith. Is it a novum?