The Third Testament

The Third Testament

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Widower Fred Sankt is a professor at a small Catholic college who is not at all accustomed to dreaming. When he begins experiencing a series of profoundly vivid dreams that consistently awaken him at 3:00 a.m., he is not alarmed-simply curious. In the last of his dreams, Fred meets a faceless old friend who informs him that he has been chosen by God to record the next test...more
Paperback, 308 pages
Published May 18th 2010 by iUniverse
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MaryAnn Koopmann
The Third Testament is written as a novel, but the author has sought to keep it as historically accurate as possible. The protagonist (Fred Sankt) is a college professor and Biblical scholar who experiences a series of lucid dreams in which he realizes he has been chosen to write a "Third Testament" to follow the Old and New Testaments of the Bible. He is skeptical that it could possibly be a "message" coming from God, and questions whether it would even be God's will that anyone should add to t...more
Derek Emerson
In his debut novel, John Eklund takes on the interesting story of a man called on to write "The Third Testament." The idea is that since the the New Testament was written there has been no recording of God's work in the world in one place. A history professor, Fred Sankt, finds himself called on to complete this task even as his "normal" world is falling to pieces. A widower who lost his wife to cancer, Sankt's adult daughter now finds herself falling to the same disease and Sankt himself finds...more
Ba
I would have never dreamed that I'd rank a Catholic novel (especially one that gives high praise to Ronald Reagan)as my all-time favorite Christian fiction book, but The Third Testament is amazing. Much of it is not fiction at all, but rather a select history of Christianity from a Catholic perspective. It is not a dry academic text book history, but a fascinating history of martyrs, saints, holy apparitions, religious military conflicts, Evil Empires, and inexplicable miracles. As much as I enj...more
Julie Davis
Fred is a grieving widower with one daughter who lives near Chicago. A faithful Catholic, he begins having a series of dreams which make him realize that he is being prompted to write the third testament to the Bible ... which would update it for modern times. Soon after this, he is served with what seems to be a bogus summons that nonetheless threatens to take his home from him and his daughter finds she has melanoma which is spreading rapidly through her body.

At this point, Fred turns to his w...more
Caitlin
The Third Testament was the first religious book I've read. It was slow going at frist but I think it was only because I expected the book to be dull. It was anything but. John Eklund beautifully wrote about a man who despite losing his wife and almost losing is only daughter kept faith. Fred wrote the Third Testament and it was trully a new way to look at the events that have happened since the bible was last written. One quote in particular that he added caught my eye, "When the devil is calle...more
Nancy
Jan 19, 2011 Nancy rated it 4 of 5 stars Recommends it for: people of faith
Recommended to Nancy by: Received book for free through Good reads First Reads
Interesting book and extremely well- written. The writing and intense explanations of people, places, facts within the pages had me wondering about the background of the author. History, English teacher? Scholarly rendering of historical events, although there is the constant placing of catholicism at the forefront. I have to confess that there were times during my reading, when I was relieved to get away from the history of the the church, and delve into the personal issues confronting the main...more
Sharon
Not a book I would have normally choosen from the shelf, although I am glad that I did. The story of a man and his life is intertwined with a second story, a story of his faith in God. There were many stories he writes in his book, the Third Testament, that I had heard of but did not know. I learned a great deal more of religion and history that I was not aware of. However, that was not my favorite part of the book. I prefer fiction despite the fact I am a history teacher. I like the realistic f...more
Jennifer Eklund
Yes, the author is my husband :) That fact aside, the book really is fantastic. For all those out there who want a collection of biblical events and stories that have occurred since the New Testament, all wrapped up with a heartfelt and touching story to boot, this is the book for you!
Bailey Olfert
This author seemed to have an agenda in writing this "novel." It really comes across as a Third Testament disguised within a (largely uninteresting) story. If Eklund wanted to write a 3rd testament, he should have done that and not attempted to insert it into a novel.
Pat Murphy
The best Christian fiction book I've ever read. Tremendous story! It was inspirational and real for me. The historical aspects were simply incredible. Highly recommended!
Lori blake
Excellent Christian fiction story! This book was a very inspirational read for me due to some family circumstances that occurred in my life. The historical outlooks and facts that the author presents were very informative to me because I did not know much about the Catholic religion. I also loved all the minute details of the book; just an example the history of the mistletoe was one of my very favorite parts among various other detailed parts of the book. I would highly recommend this book to a...more
Ishanie
I won this book on First Reads giveaways here on goodreads! I'm looking forward to getting started on it and I will update this review as soon as I finish it! Thanks!!

***UPDATE***

I am not a religious person. Quite the opposite actually. And yet, the subject intrigues me. The idea of adding more to a book written 2000 years ago was fascinating. Check it out when you get a chance!
Jason Jones
It was slow going at frist but I think it was only because I expected the book to be dull. John Eklund beautifully wrote about a man who despite losing his wife and almost losing is only daughter keeps his faith. Well written and great character development. My only drawback is it takes a few chapters to get going and the type face is almost too small to enjoy reading.
Jeannie
I won this book in a Firstreads giveaway.

I recieved an autographed copy of this book. The author writes "May you find intrigue and inspiration in these pages" to which I respond "I did, sir, I truly did"



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I am a practicing Catholic who took to writing Christian fiction on a whim and found I loved every minute of it. I reside in the Chicago suburbs and include many Chicago area references in my book.
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