John's Story (The Jesus Chronicles, Book 1)

Features

• Cover Type: Paperback with 368 pages
• Published by: Berkley Trade September 25, 2007
• Written in: English
• ISBN 10 Number: 0425217132
• ASIN: B00149PX7G
• Book Dimensions: 8.3 x 5.3 x 1 inches
• Weighs: 8 ounces

From Publishers Weekly
With their wildly popular Left Behind thrillers, LaHaye and Jenkins took the Christian fiction genre to new heights of mainstream success, but also sparked renewed debate among evangelicals concerning End Times theology. Now, they reunite to undertake the Jesus Chronicles, a four-book series of historical novels profiling the lives of the Gospel writers: John, Mark, Matthew, and Luke. This first installment recounts the personal and spiritual journey of the only one of the original apostles who died from old age rather than martyrdom. Robinson Dean brings an appropriately deep and sober tone to his duties as narrator, especially in his portrayal of the elderly John's exhaustive efforts to leave a written record of both his first-person experiences and prophetic visions. The authors steep their storytelling in a conservative interpretation of scripture that may not appeal evenly across the broader spectrums of Christian theology, but they provide some engaging human drama. The audiobook also includes Dean's reading of the complete texts of all five New Testament books for which John is credited (John's Gospel, his three Epistles and Revelation).
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From AudioFile
Tim LaHaye and Jerry Jenkins's new work is not meant to be an examination of the life of the longest-living disciple of Jesus Christ. The authors of the popular Left Behind series ask listeners to accept the work for what it is--a novel. Reader Robertson Dean is the best thing about the book. His measured voice and soft tones sound like the best of the narrators of the religious movies of the 1960s. His is a trustworthy voice, a fatherly voice, amazingly gentle yet harsh when necessary. Expect more and you might be disappointed. M.S. © AudioFile 2007, Portland, Maine-- Copyright © AudioFile, Portland, Maine --This text refers to the Audio CD edition.

Reader Reviews
This review is from: John's Story: The Last Eyewitness (The Jesus Chronicles, Book 1) (Hardcover) I agree whole heartedly with the first reviewer. At first I was excited to see LaHaye and Jenkins together again. I had read the entire Left Behind Series and I am eagerly awaiting the final book Kingdom Come. I was disappointed in some of LaHaye's other works like the Babylon Series but was wiling to give him another chance in this new series since he partnered back up with Jenkins. But I have to say that this new book which from what I gather is the first in a series of 4 books of each of the Gospels was very disappointing. Like the first reviewer I was hoping to get some sort of insight into John himself, maybe a bit of Christian history.....not so. This book was the Bible verbatim! After the first chapter it's been all down hill since. I'm only half way through and I'm finding it a struggle to finish the rest. It's a far cry from the Left Behind books which I could finish in a day or two. I will most likely finish the book but will not bother purchasing any more in this series.