It expresses a minority view - albeit a popular one - that misses the main themes of the New Testament. Its adherents are largely unaware that other Christians find it a distortion of the Bible. Its trendy, highly questionable theology forms the basis of unquestioned support for Israel.

I found it an entertaining read, though a bit amateurish ... and then I put it back in the fiction section when I was done.

Someone tried to talk me into reading the series, telling me that it was "truth disguised as fiction". I told her that if it really was true, there'd be plenty of unclaimed copies left lying around for me to pick up someday.

I did concede, however, that "truth disguised as fiction" was probably better than fiction disguised as truth.