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Jerry Bruce Jenkins (born September 23, 1949) is an American writer. He is best-known for the Left Behind series of apocalyptic fiction, which he co-wrote with Tim LaHaye. Jenkins has written over 200 books, including romance novels, mysteries, adult serials, and children's adventures. His works usually feature evangelical Christians as protagonists. In 2005, Jenkins and LaHaye ranked 9th in Amazon.com's 10th Anniversary Hall of Fame authors ranked according to the largest numbers of books sold at Amazon.com in the 10 years since it opened on Sunday, July 16, 1995.

Biography[]

Early life[]

Jenkins was born September 1949 to Harry Philip Jenkins and Bonita Grace Thompson of Kalamazoo, Michigan. In a 2008 interview with The Modesto Bee, Jenkins said his Christian faith was inspired by a Warner Sallman painting, guided by his mother. After graduating from Forest View High School, Jenkins attended Moody Bible Institute from 1967 to 1968, and Harper College from 1968 to 1970.

Jenkins and his wife Dianna (née Whiteford), whom he married in 1971, reside in Black Forest, Colorado. Together with his wife, they have three sons and several grandchildren.

The Left Behind series[]

Jenkins and co-author LaHaye of the Left Behind series were profiled in a May 24, 2004 cover story in Newsweek magazine entitled "The New Prophets of Revelation". LaHaye, who conceived the series, handled the theological underpinnings of his end-of-the-world series, while Jenkins handled the writing. The Left Behind series includes 16 books which have sold over 63 million copies worldwide. In 2018, Left Behind series was ranked No. 77 in The Great American Read poll sponsored by PBS.

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