THE JOURNAL
Notes from the long road.
Thoughts on history, storytelling, research, and the world behind the novels.
Exploring the stories history records—and the ones it leaves unfinished.
FEATURED ESSAY
The Stories Between the Lines
AUTHOR ESSAY
Have you ever stopped to think about the stories hidden within the Gospel narratives? Not merely the stories we know by heart, but the people, places, and lives that briefly intersect with extraordinary events and then seemingly disappear into history.
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BEYOND THE NOVELS
History leaves questions behind.
The Journal is a place to explore the research, questions, places, people, and historical context that shape J. Allen Jernigan’s fiction.
HISTORY
The cultures, conflicts, beliefs, and political forces that shaped the first-century world.
RESEARCH
The roads, places, customs, and historical details behind the novels.
STORYTELLING
Thoughts on building fictional lives inside real historical worlds.
BETWEEN THE LINES
Reflections on the people and stories that appear briefly in the historical and Gospel record.
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