The thirteenth apostle

Fülszöveg

A captivating and thoroughly researched reIigiou|É thriller comparable to Umberto Eco s The Name of the Rose
When his friend Andrei is mysteriously killed on a train on his way back írom Romé, Father Nil, a Benedictine who teaches the Gospel of St John to novices, décidés to conduct his own investigation. The dead priest posséssed proof of the existence of a thirteenth apostle and an episde stating that Jesus was nothing more than an inspired prophet, not the Son of God - two things that would spell great danger for the Church. Father Nil then discovers a previously unpublished account of the origins of Christianity. It tells of the Nazoreans a community excluded from the official Church by Peter and Paul - which appears to have thrived uiitil the 7th century, playing an important roie in the birth of Islam. While he pushes ahead with his investigation, the Popes advisors^cival factions and secret societies are trying, by any means, to lay their hands on the priest's findings.... Tovább

Fülszöveg

A captivating and thoroughly researched reIigiou|É thriller comparable to Umberto Eco s The Name of the Rose
When his friend Andrei is mysteriously killed on a train on his way back írom Romé, Father Nil, a Benedictine who teaches the Gospel of St John to novices, décidés to conduct his own investigation. The dead priest posséssed proof of the existence of a thirteenth apostle and an episde stating that Jesus was nothing more than an inspired prophet, not the Son of God - two things that would spell great danger for the Church. Father Nil then discovers a previously unpublished account of the origins of Christianity. It tells of the Nazoreans a community excluded from the official Church by Peter and Paul - which appears to have thrived uiitil the 7th century, playing an important roie in the birth of Islam. While he pushes ahead with his investigation, the Popes advisors^cival factions and secret societies are trying, by any means, to lay their hands on the priest's findings. From the Mossad to Fatah, eyeryone seems to Jaave ai|ry good reason to keep the thirteenth apostle a secret
The story of an ancient sect detailed within papyrus sheaves hidden in the caves at Qumran forms the basis of this exhaustively researched novel. The Thirteenth Apostle contains lore perhaps more familiar to fans of the Knights Templar than to readers of Dan Brown, but will excite similar passions, f Vissza