If you enjoy scripture and history you'll likely love this read. LaHaye and Jenkins have seemed done an excelent job in writting about the historical Gospel of John.
This is one of 4 in a series entitled The Jesus Chronicles in which the authors put the lives and writings of Matthew, Mark, Luke, and John into a "fictional" but "historical setting and what might have been going on in their thoughts and lives as they wrote their respective books of the Bible.
I use "likely" and "seem" because there is much about the historical and theological settings that I don't know, and some reviewers have given John's Story, or I should say, the authors' writing of it, some very critical reviews. Yet, I notice that these reviewers invariably give very favorable reviews to what I believe some very far-fetched fiction.
From my limited experience LaHaye and Jenkins don't do anything to wrongly depict scripture and known historical facts and the books reads well.
I think it is important to consider the Biblical writers circumstances and the hisorical backdrop of the times.
Great Read, though this reveiw might be a bit wishy-washy! But it's worth you reading and deciding for yourself. Undoubtedly, 999 or 1,000 people will walk away with more real knowledge and insight into the Gospels, scripure in general, and Jesus than they have now.
To that end....Read Well.
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