Where to Start with Jerry B. Jenkins
- Best entry point → The Chosen: I Have Called You By Name
- Start The Jesus Chronicles series → John's Story
- What fans keep coming back to → Mark's Story: The Gospel According to Peter
- Best narrator for Jerry B. Jenkins → The Chosen: Come and See
- Highest rated by listeners → Matthew's Story: From Sinner to Saint (The Jesus Chronicles #4)
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The Chosen: Come and See
The Chosen • Book 2
Narrated by Simon Vance
★ 4.39 ABR Score (895 ratings)★ 4.78 Goodreads (624) ★ 4.99 Audible (271)8h 59m listening time • Released 2022Simon Vance's narration elevates Jenkins' reimagining into something genuinely alive—his distinctive voices for each disciple make you feel like you're actually there witnessing the chaos and wonder unfold.
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The Chosen: I Have Called You By Name
The Chosen • Book 1
Narrated by Simon Vance
★ 4.24 ABR Score (1.9K ratings)★ 4.67 Goodreads (1.7K) ★ 4.96 Audible (138)9h 56m listening time • Released 2023Simon Vance's measured, reverent narration transforms this reimagining of Jesus's ministry into something intimate and immediate—you're not just hearing the story, you're standing there with the disciples as their world shifts.
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The Chosen (Revised and Expanded)
The Chosen • Book 1
Narrated by Simon Vance
★ 4.24 ABR Score (213 ratings)★ 4.91 Audible (213)8h 38m listening time • Released 2022 - 4
Matthew's Story: From Sinner to Saint
The Jesus Chronicles • Book 4
by Tim LaHaye, Jerry B. Jenkins
Narrated by Robertson Dean
★ 4.13 ABR Score (995 ratings)★ 4.26 Goodreads (788) ★ 4.79 Audible (207)9h 43m listening time • Released 2010Robertson Dean's narration transforms a tax collector's spiritual awakening into something genuinely gripping—you feel Matthew's internal collapse and rebirth rather than just hearing about it.
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Mark's Story: The Gospel According to Peter
The Jesus Chronicles • Book 2
by Tim LaHaye, Jerry B. Jenkins
Narrated by Robertson Dean
★ 4.07 ABR Score (1.3K ratings)★ 4.07 Goodreads (1.0K) ★ 4.7 Audible (255)10h 12m listening time • Released 2020Robertson Dean's narration transforms this into a gripping firsthand account, making Peter's eyewitness testimony feel like you're hearing it straight from someone who was actually there.
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Luke's Story
The Jesus Chronicles • Book 3
by Tim LaHaye, Jerry B. Jenkins
Narrated by Robertson Dean
★ 4.05 ABR Score (1.2K ratings)★ 4.15 Goodreads (979) ★ 4.67 Audible (212)12h 34m listening time • Released 2009Robertson Dean's narration transforms this into a gripping historical mystery, anchoring an unfamiliar Gospel writer's journey with the same narrative tension that made Left Behind unstoppable.
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John's Story
The Jesus Chronicles • Book 1
by Tim LaHaye, Jerry B. Jenkins
Narrated by Robertson Dean
★ 4.03 ABR Score (2.2K ratings)★ 4.02 Goodreads (1.8K) ★ 4.56 Audible (406)11h 14m listening time • Released 2006Robertson Dean's steady, intimate narration transforms this into a firsthand account that feels like sitting with an ancient witness recounting decades of memory. Perfect if you want the Gospel story grounded in lived experience rather than doctrine.
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