Gene Vanderzanden

Mark's Passion Gene Vanderzanden

The electrifying story of a young man's search for love and his passion for putting what was known about Jesus in writing. A chance meeting at the age of twenty-two propelled an apprentice writer to the side of Peter, the head of the Church. But after eight exciting years, the leader of the apostles was dead-cruelly executed by the Romans. Mark narrowly escaped the persecutions of Nero with some of Peter's stories about Jesus. Someone had to put them in writing, and no one was in a better position than Mark. Finishing the gospel became a passion, burning in his heart. Every possible obstacle blocked his way. The last eyewitnesses who saw Christ were dying, and the escalating war of the Jews against Rome was closing off all possible contact with Jerusalem. Mark wanted love in his life, but he lacked experience with women and often failed to understand their needs. Will he find his soul mate? Who will help him, and how will he summon the courage to complete his calling?An honest, exciting historical novel, based on the latest New Testament scholarship. You will have fun learning about the origins of the gospel, the challenges faced by the early Christians, and the horrible war between the Romans and the Jews that resulted in the destruction of Jerusalem.