Aug 9, 2024
After talking with Ken Urbansky about his The Timeless Apostle, I think I've figured out my favorite way to read Biblicalish fiction! If you do a time travel mashup and send someone back to interact with folks in that era... yes, please! Listen in to learn more about Ken and his books.
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The idea of going back in time to walk and talk with Biblical characters and to see the reality of the Biblical account? It sounds amazing.
But Ken Urbansky hasn't just written this kind of spec-fic, he and a friend have also written a series that kind of mashes up supernatural Biblical ideas with Sci-fi! WHAT???
I've got to try this out.
The Timeless Apostle by Ken Urbansky
Meet Tommy Evans, a college dropout who’s fed up with the
hypocrisy of Christianity. He’d rather choose homelessness than
live under his dad’s religious roof another day. But Tommy’s world
is about to flip upside down overnight. One moment he’s rehashing a
heated argument with his dad about the myth of Christianity, and
the next, he’s waking up in the body of the apostle Thomas in
ancient Galilee. Tommy is a total skeptic thrown into a world with
a Jesus he doesn’t believe in!
At first, he hopes it’s just a vivid dream, but the miracles and
teachings around him are all too real. This Jesus? Not what he
expected. The disciples? Absolutely nothing like he imagined. As
Tommy grapples with the complexities of first-century Israel, Roman
domination, and Jewish zealotry, Thomas’s life challenges
everything he thought he knew about the bible.
But Tommy knows something no other disciple does: Jesus is headed
for a crucifixion. And he’s got a hunch he might have been divinely
sent back in time to prevent it. Torn between saving his new friend
and mentor and preserving the biblical timeline, he struggles to
decide which choice will finally send him home.
With revolution brewing and religious authorities scheming, Tommy must decipher his purpose before catastrophe strikes in Jerusalem. Will he radically rewrite history or let it run its course? Prepare for a heart-pounding journey through time, where one man’s decision can change the course of human history.
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