is a religious-archaeological thriller based on the legend of the lost continent of Atlantis. A secret order within the Catholic Church has been guarding a secret and with linguist hero Thomas Lourds hot on the trail of clues, this potboiler explores some unusual territory. One of the characters is the Vatican City archivist Father Emil Sebastian (p. 48, hardcover). Museums, artifacts and historical records, including old books, also abound.
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Showing posts with label archaeologists. Show all posts
Monday, September 13, 2010
The Atlantis Code (2009) novel
Charles Brokaw's first novel The Atlantis Code is a religious-archaeological thriller based on the legend of the lost continent of Atlantis. A secret order within the Catholic Church has been guarding a secret and with linguist hero Thomas Lourds hot on the trail of clues, this potboiler explores some unusual territory. One of the characters is the Vatican City archivist Father Emil Sebastian (p. 48, hardcover). Museums, artifacts and historical records, including old books, also abound.
is a religious-archaeological thriller based on the legend of the lost continent of Atlantis. A secret order within the Catholic Church has been guarding a secret and with linguist hero Thomas Lourds hot on the trail of clues, this potboiler explores some unusual territory. One of the characters is the Vatican City archivist Father Emil Sebastian (p. 48, hardcover). Museums, artifacts and historical records, including old books, also abound.
Sunday, February 15, 2009
The Bible of Clay
Original Novel Title: The Bible of Clay
Author: Julia Navarro; translated from the Spanish La Biblia de Barro by Andrew Hurley
Publisher: Barcelona: Random House Mondadori, 2006 (hardcover); New York: Bantam, March 2008 (hardcover)
According to the Publisher's Weekly review published on Amazon.com, "In Iraq, shortly before the current war, Iraqi archeologist Clara Tannenberg announces an incredible find: two cuneiform clay tablets that refer to another set of tablets that record the biblical patriarch Abraham's story of the creation of the earth. The twist is that this clay bible with Abraham's narrative was written a thousand years before the papyrus version we know today."
Author: Julia Navarro; translated from the Spanish La Biblia de Barro by Andrew Hurley
Publisher: Barcelona: Random House Mondadori, 2006 (hardcover); New York: Bantam, March 2008 (hardcover)
According to the Publisher's Weekly review published on Amazon.com, "In Iraq, shortly before the current war, Iraqi archeologist Clara Tannenberg announces an incredible find: two cuneiform clay tablets that refer to another set of tablets that record the biblical patriarch Abraham's story of the creation of the earth. The twist is that this clay bible with Abraham's narrative was written a thousand years before the papyrus version we know today."
The Secret Scroll
Original Novel Title: The Secret Scroll
Author: Ronald Cutler
Publisher: Beaufort Books, February 2008 (hardcover).
Professor of Archaeology Josh Cohan, on vacation in Israel, discovers an ancient scroll tied to Jesus Christ that he believes, along with others, could change the course of history and religious faith.
Author: Ronald Cutler
Publisher: Beaufort Books, February 2008 (hardcover).
Professor of Archaeology Josh Cohan, on vacation in Israel, discovers an ancient scroll tied to Jesus Christ that he believes, along with others, could change the course of history and religious faith.
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