The Last Temple: Christian Historical Fiction Review

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The Last Temple:  Book Trailer

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Book Summary:

    What if the Antichrist has already been revealed? The third book in a gripping series by best-selling authors Sigmund Brouwer and Hank Hanegraaff is set among ancient Rome’s emperors, gladiators, soldiers, and slaves, in the turbulent years just before one of the most horrendous events in Jewish history. The Last Temple concludes the trilogy begun by The Last Disciple and The Last Sacrifice.

    The protagonist, Vitas, is reunited with his wife and retires to Alexandria, determined to live a quiet domestic life. But he can’t avoid the debts that he owes to the men who saved him, and he becomes a key figure in the plot to rid the empire of Nero. It sweeps him into the “year of the four emperors,” when the Roman Empire is nearly destroyed, and takes him back to Jerusalem as Titus lays siege to the great city. Only then, as the prophecy of Jesus begins to come to fulfillment, does Vitas discover the true mission set before him and the astounding conspiracy behind it.

    Here's an excerpt from The Last Temple:

Joy In Our Journey's Review:

    I was a little bit concerned about reading the third book in a trilogy without having read the first two books.  I shouldn't have been worried - this book made a lot of sense to me without books 1 and 2.  The characters, plot, and setting are rich with details, and I have read several great books in the same time period before, so this fits in well with what I enjoy reading. 

    No swearing, no passionate love scenes, nothing inappropriate at all here for me to read.  I feel very comfortable allowing my junior high and high school-aged daughters reading this book.  Keep in mind, though, that nearly any book written at the time of Nero and this phase of the Roman Empire is going to be bloody.  Crucifixions and mentions of other types of torture take place, so be aware of that.  I felt that the details were described without overly tremendous amounts of blood and gore. 

    What I enjoyed most about this book is that the authors took great care to show the emotions and actions of the characters without telling me. 

    Now I need to find books 1 and 2 and begin reading them! 

    If your book club enjoys discussion guides as you read books together, you will find The Last Temple discussion guide HERE.

Meet the Authors:

    Hank Hanegraaff serves as president and chairman of the board of the North Carolina–based Christian Research Institute International. He is also host of the Bible Answer Man radio program, which is broadcast daily across the United States and Canada as well as around the world through the Internet at http://www.equip.org.

    Widely considered to be one of the world's leading Christian apologists, Hanegraaff is deeply committed to equipping Christians to be so familiar with truth that when counterfeits loom on the horizon, they recognize them instantaneously.

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    Sigmund Brouwer Whether writing youth or adult fiction, Sigmund Brouwer is a best-selling author of more than 40 fast-paced novels. Some of his works encourage young reluctant readers into the world of books, and others provide adults with riveting tales.  Sigmund's diverse background surfaces in the characters of his books as he inspires kids to get excited about reading.

    In 1993, he co-founded The Young Writers' Institute with home education expert and author Debra Bell and conducts writing camps and seminars for more than 10,000 children every year.

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Julieanne
Joy In Our Journey.com

Tyndale House Publishers has provided me with a complimentary copy of this book in exchange for my honest review.  No other compensation has been provided. 

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