Nineteen hundred years after the Essene Jews hid their most precious scrolls in the caves at Qumran, a Catholic priest working on the Dead Sea Scrolls Project discovers a text that describes the final edict of the Dead Sea Scrolls but hides it in fear of heresy it contains. When prominent archeologist Frank Tones unearths a reference to the hidden scrolls, he wonders if this scroll could be the long-lost Gospel of James, or even of Jesus himself. But before he can act, those who know of the scroll’s existence become mysteriously silent or dead. leaving only a father and son team to find the scroll and tell its secrets to the world. In an epic, multi-generational story that spans the globe, they must outwit the Mossad, the CIA, and the Vatican’s secret weapon, The Italian Mafia, to bring the truth to light. No matter the cost.
The Eighth Scroll
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Stirring the flames of age-old controversies, The Eighth Scroll by Laurence B. Brown draws on the three Abrahamic faiths of Judaism, Christianity, and Islam to create an unbelievably dynamic and powerful story.
| Weight | 0.6 kg |
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| Dimensions | 21 × 14 × 2 cm |
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| Binding | Paperback |
| ISBN | 9781419673238 |
| Pages | 309 |
| Year of publication | 2007 |
| Publisher | BookSurge Publishing |
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