Empire's End: A Novel of the Apostle Paul, by Jerry B. Jenkins
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Empire's End: A Novel of the Apostle Paul, by Jerry B. Jenkins
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Jerry B. Jenkins's new novel is filled with adventure, drama, historic people and places, and even romance. Empire's End tells the story of a man who single- handedly turned the Roman Empire on-end.
Empire's End: A Novel of the Apostle Paul, by Jerry B. Jenkins- Amazon Sales Rank: #336536 in Books
- Brand: Jenkins, Jerry B.
- Published on: 2015-06-09
- Original language: English
- Number of items: 1
- Dimensions: 8.92" h x .66" w x 5.94" l, .0 pounds
- Binding: Paperback
- 336 pages
About the Author Jerry B. Jenkins s books have sold more than 70 million copies. The phenomenal best-selling Left Behind series has inspired a theatrical movie for fall 2014 starring Nicholas Cage. Twenty of his books have reached the New York Times bestseller list, and the USA Today, Publishers Weekly, and Wall Street Journal lists. Jenkins has been featured on the cover of Newsweek. He and his wife, Dianna, live in Colorado."
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11 of 11 people found the following review helpful. Not a Huge Fan of Empire's End by Jerry B. Jenkins By Blessings N' Bloggings I have to say this is the first book I have read from Jerry Jenkins that I really was not a huge fan of. The book is about the apostle Paul and begins from his conversion and then abruptly ends after his time in Jerusalem and his return to his hometown. Halfway through the book I realized that there was no way that this was going to end with the fall of the Roman Empire, there just wasn't enough time. So the title Empire's End is misleading.The main reason I really did not care for the book is that there are a lot of liberties taken with Paul's history and life. I enjoy well written historical Christian fiction but I felt like this book just went too far into the realm of fiction. Then I found myself not really endured to any of the characters developed in the book, including Paul. I wish I could give the book a 3 ½ because I feel 4 is too high but a 3 seems a little harsh.I was given this book in an EBook format from NetGalley for my honest opinion. The publisher of this book is Worthy Publishing.
8 of 8 people found the following review helpful. Not was I was hoping for in a Biblical Fictional Novel! By Pirate2240 Okay, I must first open this review with a couple of disclaimers and all of which are my own personal opinion which you can take with a grain of salt if you wish, but when I search for a book to purchase, I often sort through the reviews, the good and the bad to help decide if I really want to pick it up and read it, however if it is by an author I love, I will pick it up regardless.Since I've been a huge fan of biblical fiction, I gravitate towards that whenever possible. I love how some creative authors will take what the Bible story is and add to it, provide filler in order to help us fully understand the role this person may be played in the context we read about them in the Bible. I also understand this will not be your typical re-telling of a Bible story and some liberties will be taken.Second, I've been a huge fan of Jerry B. Jenkins since his co-authorship of the Left Behind series and countless others, so I naturally wanted to pick this one up. That being said, I was a bit disappointed by his latest novel Empire's End, the story about the life of Paul the Apostle or Saul of Tarsus as he was formerly known. I had thought the television series A.D. was a bit disappointing by their own interpretation of events after the death and resurrection of Jesus, so I was hoping for a bit more than what I found.The novel opens as a journal-like text from Saul/Paul as he conveys his story of his journey apart from what we gain from the Bible. It picks up with a brief overview of Saul's initial conquest as persecutor of Jesus follower's beginning with Stephen, and his subsequent conversion on the Damascus Road where he lost his eyesight and discovered Jesus in a vision. The majority of the book tells about his journey after being lowered down the wall of Damascus as those there sought his arrest for being a follower of the Way, or Jesus Christ. He flees on a horse that is spiritually led across the desert by interaction from a conversation with God to arrive at a Bedouin camp in the Arabian desert when he encounters the family of the very man he persecuted.This is where the story is a bit confusing for me, because it deviates from the Bible in such a manner that a believer in Christ would find this one a little hard to swallow. (Sorry Mr. Jenkins, but I truly LOVED all your other novels). To think that perhaps Paul had come to terms with the widow of Stephen and spent time there while awaiting God's next instruction, was hard to come to terms with. I would have preferred if the story stuck to the role of Saul/Paul's life from the Bible instead of deviating so much from the original. It truly wasn't what I was hoping for, nor what I found. in fact more than half the book was about this spiritual journey of Paul's as he studied under the guidance of morning inspirations and visions of God where he was staying.I understand that this is strictly a fictional story and was hoping for a bit more knowing how much Jerry Jenkins follows the Bible in past novels but in my opinion this was not the case here. There is no record this didn't happen in Paul's life, but then again, there is no record it did either if we are to take the Bible at its face value. I think that is perhaps what has disappointed so many readers of this book was the expectation it would follow some road map of Paul's life from the Bible with some filler added in to make it seem more alive. For me, this one didn't hit home.I received Empire's End by Jerry B. Jenkins compliments of Worthy Publishing and Icon Media Group for my honest review. I did not receive any monetary compensation and the opinions contained here are strictly my own and others might feel quite differently about this novel over what I did. I would rate this one a 3 out of 5 stars. The book I, Saul was the precursor for this novel.
4 of 4 people found the following review helpful. ... hard time getting into this book but I am glad that I stuck with it By Zoe @ Blessed and Bewildered I had a hard time getting into this book but I am glad that I stuck with it. It wasn’t that the story was slow; it was that I had to keep going to my Bible (which is great) and googling historical events of the era. There were several characters/ideas throughout the story that threw me and initially irritated me:* At first I was completely baffled by the horse. The horse was described as a big black stallion, which made Saul higher in the saddle than the men in his command to instill respect for his position. Then the stallion is used as the means of facilitating the miraculous.* We are then introduced to a romance in Paul’s life.* Paul was thrown overboard from a ship (I will leave the details for you to read).Taking the time to think and search through my concerns was one of the true benefits to this story. I learned so much about Paul and his missionary journeys. It also challenged my presuppositions. I came to the realization that there is much that we are not told in scripture, leaving the details of daily life unknown. If all of those details were laid down for us the Bible could never be read in multiple lifetimes.I believe that the author is taking literary license but is also trying to keep the story within the realm of possibility for the times and the details that we do have sketched out for us.* The Romans used horses during this time period so it is very likely that Saul rode a stallion.* Whether or not Paul had a romance is unknow but conceivable Here are a few Bible scriptures often used in the debate as to whether or not Paul had a wife: 1 Corinthians 9:5 1 Corinthians 7:1-7 1 Corinthians 7:8-9 Galatians 1:14* Thrown overboard? Possibly but not mentioned in Scripture as far as I am aware.Paul is made human in this story, my meaning being that we are shown pride, anger, and lack of patience, pride, and more pride. I know that I often tend to forget that those that we read about in the Bible that God does miraculous things through are just flawed humans like the rest of us. I took Paul off of the pedestal and placed him where he should be, reality. No human deserves exultation as that can only be given to God.I appreciated that Paul is shown both as the Godly man that he was and as the sinful man that he was. He was a man who learned (a true disciple), was faithful, and fully trusting when he did not know where the next step would take him.Some quotes from the story that I truly appreciated:"If I had learned nothing else as a bondservant of Christ, besides the maddening intrusion of my old nature at the worst possible times, I knew that when He spoke, I was to respond.""The Lord had hard lessons to teach me, and not all came in threats on my life, being chased out of cities, or even feeling I had been the cause of the deaths of others, including the people at Yanbu and then Nicodemus. I yearned to be victorious for Christ, a conqueror—more than a conqueror. Not just because I had always been a competitor; I believe my heart was pure in this. As a bondservant of Jesus I longed for Him to instill within me the conviction that it was not I who lived, but Christ, so that anytime I proclaimed His truth, His gospel, His message, His story, no one could dispute or deny or reject it."Paul learned that "Success was not the goal; obedience was."While I am not in agreement with the author’s theology at all times it doesn't matter. The differences that I hold are not salvific issues and have been debated since the death and resurrection of Christ. Greater minds than mine have debated them without resolution. Only God alone knows for sure. All that matters is that Jerry Jenkins knows and preaches Christ as the redeemer and author of our salvation.This novel is a human portrayal of a man. Sin, flaws and all. A man that was used mightily by God to serve His will. I pray that I would serve so well.I received this galley in consideration for an honest review.
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