Why read The Last Disciple?

Book cover of The Last Disciple: Crisis in Jerusalem

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He was the Beloved Disciple…
…and he would be the last.
The mantle to tell the whole story has fallen on him.

From the Cross, Jesus entrusted John, son of Zebedee, the youngest disciple, with the welfare of Mary, Jesus’s mother. Over thirty years later, as Jerusalem becomes a cauldron…

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Why read it?

1 author picked The Last Disciple as one of their favorite books. Why do they recommend it?

Kristi Saare Duarte

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This book reads like a movie, so full of rich descriptions and emotions that I sometimes forget that these characters are not (necessarily) real. I read a lot and pride myself on discovering the best novels about Jesus and His disciples, especially those that question the traditional storyline, and this novel does just that.

I became completely invested in the Apostle John’s quest to comfort Jesus’s mother, Mary, after the loss of her second son, James. Heart-breaking and at the same time comforting, I would recommend this book to Christians and skeptics alike, anyone interested in learning more about first…

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