Astronauts Johnson and McFadden continue their time walk through the history of the world that was started in Book 1 (TELLUS), comming upon the scene about the year 300 A.D., when Emperor Diocleatian was trying desperately to stamp out the hated sect called Christians, by feeding them to the lions in a gory show in the Roman Colosseum. The only problen was that for every Christian which the lions ate, two more sprang up to take their place. Clearly this was not working. When Emperor Constantine,came to power in 313, he made Christianity the legal religion of Rome, paganism was outlawed. This changed the face of hitory forever. 2-9-Alpha takes the time walk on through the vital and important scenes of history and then moves seamlessly into the future through the eyes of Biblical prophecy clear to the 2nd Coming of Christ. As usual, Johnson and McFadden find themselves at the cutting edge of one hair-raising scrape after another. There is never a dull moment!