Maier was the author of sixteen published books, both
historical fiction and
non-fiction. His historical fiction includes the #1 national
best-seller in religious fiction ''A Skeleton in God's Closet
(1993), as well as Pontius Pilate
(1968), The Flames of Rome
(1981), More Than A Skeleton'' (2003), and the
children's book The Very First Christmas (1998). Maier's non-fiction work includes
Josephus: The Essential Works, a translation and abridgement of the writings of
Josephus; and
The Ecclesiastical History of Eusebius of Caesarea, a translation of
Eusebius' Church History. Maier co-wrote
The Da Vinci Code: Fact or Fiction? with
Christian apologist Hank Hanegraaf. The book is a critical rebuttal of
Dan Brown's 2003 topseller
The Da Vinci Code. In addition, he has published well over 200 articles and reviews in such journals as
Archiv für Reformationsgeschichte,
Church History,
Harvard Theological Review,
Hermes: Zeitschrift für Klassische Philologie,
Concordia Theological Quarterly,
Concordia Journal,
Mankind,
Christian Century,
Christianity Today, and
Christian Herald. He traveled and lectured frequently. In 2004, he was featured on the Christian daily talk show
100 Huntley Street in Canada for the entire year. He was a frequent guest on the show. ==Personal life and death==