When brenna mentioned "the church", she wrote, "THE CHURCH", which I took to mean Roman Catholicism. That wasn't what I was referring to at all.
Oh, I didn't read it that way. I read it more like: "John, and whatever early sect he was a part of and most influenced by."
The other books read far more like straight histories, and those other books have Jesus coming back from the dead as a military leader who would deliver the Israelites from their oppressive masters. The "Kingdom on Earth".
I don't see it that way.
But whatever, I don't really care to discuss it. I was just confused by what you said and now I'm not. Thanks for the clarification.