The Eighth Scroll
The Eighth Scroll is a 2007 mystery-detective fiction novel written by American author Dr. Laurence B. Brown. The author of two books of comparative religion, MisGod’ed and God’ed, physician and religious scholar, Laurence B. Brown provides a thrilling read, while at the same time reviving critical religious controversies. Powerful and revealing, the book causes a person to think, feel, react and wonder—what if we knew the truth AbOUT Jesus?
Themes
The book draws on the three Abrahamic faiths of Judaism, Christianity, and Islam to create an unbelievably dynamic and powerful story. Set in a world that teeters between orthodoxy and heresy, this thriller is packed with intrigue and adventure.
Plot summary
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 the heresy it contains. When prominent archeologist Frank Tones unearths a reference to the hidden scroll, 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.
See also
- Dead Sea scrolls
- Essenes
External links
- Official Website. www.LevelTruth.com
- Official Website. www.EighthScroll.com