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John's Story by Tim F. LaHaye &  Jerry B. Jenkins

John's Story

The Last Eyewitness: Jesus Chronicles Series #1

by Tim F. LaHaye & Jerry B. Jenkins

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  • Nov 2006, 320 pages
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At ninety years old, John is the last of the original twelve apostles still alive, the only one who was not martyred. Committed to spreading the Good News of Jesus Christ, he is called by God to write a gospel in order to set the record straight - as others were teaching that Jesus wasn't the Son of God. Recalling his time with Jesus, John brings to life the miracles and messages of the Man who would change the course of history.

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"Starred Review. True, beneath the book's jacket lurks the clamor of several novels clawing to get out. But that rushing you hear is the sound of the world, every banana peel and dynamite stick of it, trying to crowd its way in, and succeeding." - PW.

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