Did you ever think about the urgency with which first-century Christians proclaimed the Gospel? It was as if they had very little time to complete this crucial work before Christ's return. Many eschatologists believe that the end times will see a world leader rise out of what was once the Roman Empire, destroy the temple in Jerusalem, and pursue the Jews into the desert. Did you know all this was accomplished in the first century? Even the Elect takes you on a journey not only through dig sites of the early churches but through scriptures that you might have ignored at your own peril and not even known it. Biblical scholar Jim Nations circuitously heads to Jerusalem to a dig site directed by the young, brilliant, and beautiful archeologist Kelly Justine. She has unearthed a bloodcovered thorn near Golgotha. Initial lab work indicates the blood contains only a single X chromosome, and Jim will do anything to get there. Join him on the ride of his life, or perhaps his afterlife.