What if the seemingly normal guy who lived down the hall from you, wasn't so normal?

Yes, he has a bit of a temper, but he’s everything you’d want in a friend or a partner. Women love him for his Mediterranean good looks and considerate manners. He’s a formidable opponent on the racquetball court and seems to be fluent in at least half a dozen languages. When he talks at church on biblical times, his vivid descriptions of the people and places make you feel like you were there.

It just so happens that he is also the two thousand year old Last Apostle of Jesus Christ.

This concept is the subject of a book that took third place in the Marcher Lord Select manuscript contest. Read about that contest in this interview with Lynette Bonner on the Author Culture Blog. Read the interview here.

John’s World

To write a convincing novel about “What if the Last Apostle was still alive,” I've spent a lot of time researching the first century of Christianity. Of course, the bible is the primary resource. Here are just a few of the others I found helpful:

The Greco Roman World of the New Testament Era: Exploring the Background of Early Christianity, by James Jeffers.

My favorite resource on what life was like in the time of John. Read this and you'll have a better understanding of the context of biblical stories.
John, the Son of Zebedee: The Life of a Legend, by Alan R. Culpepper Excellent book on the Apostle John. Everything from the facts to legends.
Everyday Life in New Testament Times, by A.C. Boquet What was it like to live in the time of Jesus and his disciples? Boquet provides great detail.
The Beloved Disciple—His Name, His Story, His Thought: Two Studies from The Gospel Of John, by Vernard Eller Is the Apostle John the Beloved Disciple mentioned in the Gospel of John? Even though most biblical scholars assume it is, Vernard Eller makes an interesting case that it is another well known New Testament figure.
 

What if the last living Apostle of Jesus Christ never died, and he lived in Seattle...