Luke's Story: The Jesus Chronicles (Jesus Chronicles (Putnam)) [Kindle Edition]

Tim LaHaye (Author), Jerry B. Jenkins (Author)

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Authors of the highly successful Left Behind series of apocalyptic novels, pastor LaHaye and author Jenkins base their stories on Christian scripture. Their latest religious fiction project examines the era and story of Jesus Christ by constructing accounts of each Gospel writer's life. This volume of The Jesus Chronicles recounts the life story of the author of the Gospel of Luke. Luke, born as Loukon into a family of slaves, earns the respect of his master, Theophilus, as a child and is sent to the university in Tarsus to study medicine. From this point on, the plot, unfortunately, becomes contrived. While at school, Luke meets Saul, an arrogant fellow student who later becomes known as Paul after his conversion. Luke develops a hobby of writing stories and eventually composes his gospel at the feet of Mary, the mother of Jesus, who, while old and somewhat feeble, is able to recall the exact words her son spoke 20 years before. Fans of the authors' earlier work will likely appreciate this account, but it is unlikely to win any converts. (Feb.)
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Product Details

• Format: Kindle Edition
• File Size: 555 KB
• Publisher: Berkley (February 19, 2009)
• Sold by: Penguin Publishing
• Language: English
• ASIN: B001ODEP76
• Text-to-Speech: Enabled
• Average Customer Review: 4.4 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (21 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #140,704 Paid in Kindle Store (See Top 100 Paid in Kindle Store)

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Dr. Tim LaHaye (www.timlahaye.com), who conceived the idea of fictionalizing an account of the Rapture and the Tribulation, is a noted author, minister, and nationally recognized speaker on Bible prophecy. He is the founder of both Tim LaHaye Ministries and The PreTrib Research Center. He also recently cofounded the Tim LaHaye School of Prophecy at Liberty University. Presently Dr. LaHaye speaks at many Bible prophecy conferences in the U.S. and Canada, where his current prophecy books are very popular.

Dr. LaHaye holds a doctor of ministry degree from Western Theological Seminary and a doctor of literature degree from Liberty University. For 25 years he pastored one of the nation's outstanding churches in San Diego, which grew to three locations. It was during that time that he founded two accredited Christian high schools, a Christian school system of ten schools, and San Diego Christian College (formerly known as Christian Heritage College).

Dr. LaHaye has written over 50 non-fiction books and co-authored 25 fiction books, many of which have been translated into 34 languages. He has written books on a wide variety of subjects, such as family life, temperaments, and Bible prophecy. His most popular fiction works, the Left Behind series, written with Jerry B. Jenkins, continue to appear on the best-seller lists of the Christian Booksellers Association, "Publishers Weekly," the "Wall Street Journal," "USA Today," and the "New York Times."

Another popular series by LaHaye and Jenkins is The Jesus Chronicles. This four-book fiction series gives readers a rich first century experience as John, Mark, Luke, and Matthew recount thrilling accounts of the life of Jesus. Dr. LaHaye is co-author of another fiction series, Babylon Rising. Each of the four titles in this series have debuted in the top 10 on the New York Times best seller list. These are suspense thrillers with thought-provoking messages.

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6 of 7 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Luke's Story is # 3 in the Jesus Chronicles Series, June 6, 2010

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Patience ~ Christian/Thriller Author (USA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Luke's Story: The Jesus Chronicles (Jesus Chronicles (Berkley)) (Paperback)

If you like Biblical history like me, you should enjoy this series. Luke's story helps you visualize how the people in the Bible might have been like and how they handled various trials during Jesus time.

This story is based on the biblical account of Luke who was an early Christian writer who the Church Fathers said was the author of the Gospel of Luke and the Acts of the Apostles. Luke spoke Greek who lived in of Antioch in Ancient Syria. He had become a disciple and constant companion of the Apostle Paul and followed him until Paul was executed.

In "Luke's Story," Loukon who is later called Luke, is a Greek slave whose master, Theophilus, sends him to a university to become a physician. There Loukon encounters Saul of Tarsus, an arrogant debater.

Later, as a physician, Luke hears tales of a man named Jesus and his miraculous healings of one of his own patients.

After Saul of Tarsus now called Paul, is converted and becomes a follower of Jesus, Luke's life changes and he pledges himself to Jesus and decides to write a Gospel based on years of talking to believers about their testimony and listening to their stories of the Jesus's life from those who knew Him- most important, His mother, Mary.

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5.0 out of 5 stars Thought-Provoking, August 8, 2011

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RMcCright - See all my reviews

This review is from: Luke's Story (Jesus Chronicles (Putnam)) (Hardcover)

We meet the author of the New Testament's third gospel as an adolescent son of slaves. Loukon knows that he is fortunate to belong to Stoic master Theophilus who sponsors the intelligent, medically-minded youth at the university in Tarsus. In his first semester, Luke meets the vocal and passionate Saul who has no compunction when it comes to asserting the superiority of Judaism and of Jews. Luke continues to pursue a Stoic lifestyle in hopes of becoming a man in right standing, but he continues to feel that he is falling short of the mark. As ship's doctor, Luke meets Saul again years after university, although Saul is now a new man; even his name is different. This life changing encounter prompts Luke to pursue another passion: recording history. His meetings with Paul, the other apostles, and even Mary results in a detailed retelling of the most famous man in history, Jesus Christ.

Although it is a fictional work, reading it allowed this reviewer to consider the sacrifice and level of faith the story of Christ required of its followers. Luke did not ever meet Jesus and the persecution of the early church was a deterrent to its contemporaries. This work provides readers with a very small glimpse of the life-altering decision to believe that Jesus Christ was the Son of God and not the mad man that the world says he was. This fictional story gives us a sense of the Author's efforts to orchestrate the lives of men to bring us His inspired Word and the luxury that is ours to have the Word sitting in our homes.

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5.0 out of 5 stars Luke's Story, March 7, 2011

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Carole Elizabeth "CaroleA11" (Pittsburgh area, PA United States) - See all my reviews

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This review is from: Luke's Story (Jesus Chronicles (Penguin Audio)) (Audio CD)

This book brings Luke and his gospel to life, as do the other books in The Jesus Chronicles. A real blessing...