The Secret Gospel, Dan Eaton
The Secret Gospel, Dan Eaton
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The Secret Gospel

Author: Dan Eaton

Narrator: Patrick Lawlor

Unabridged: 10 hr 12 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Publisher: Tantor Media

Published: 05/30/2017


Synopsis

In 1958, a young Bible scholar stumbles upon a version of the Gospel of Mark far older than that recorded in the New Testament. Unfortunately, his discovery brings him nothing but vilification and accusations of forgery. Eventually, the Secret Gospel simply disappears.

Fifty-one years later, the scholar is dead, the victim of an apparent heart attack. However, evidence found in his room, coupled with a letter to Cairo-based journalist Alex Fisher, suggests murder—and hints that the missing gospel harbors deep secrets.

Alex, his girlfriend Sadie, and British diplomat Aubrey Bairstow's attempts to locate the gospel quickly turn deadly. An Islamic terrorist group, an Israeli intelligence agent, and the head of a scandalous Christian sect also want the gospel.

In Egypt's Western Desert, in the midst of a massive sandstorm, the fate of the Secret Gospel will be decided in blood.

As the hunt grows increasingly dangerous, it becomes apparent the lost manuscript has ties to both Nazi Germany and the Vatican's refusal to condemn the Holocaust. More is at stake than a lost text: the Secret Gospel could spell disaster for the Catholic Church—and change the balance of power in the Middle East.

Reviews

Goodreads review by Patrick

Great story and well written. It's like Dan Brown with talent!......more

Goodreads review by John

When this appeared as next on my “to read” list I really feared the worst. I have read too many “threat to Christianity” books, most of which are two or three steps down from “The DaVinci Code” in terms of the quality of the writing. But I was very pleasantly surprised by this one. It is much better......more

The squabbling yet contins Wonderful tale of the onward war on interpretation of scripture in order to validate a sect of religious order. Most people just accept what they were taught not realizing that there has been severe conflicts from the early formation of the Catholic church and other Christi......more

Faith lost in peril, found in believers This story is rich in the history of world war II and the landscape of the middle east. The truth about the authenticity of the documents concerning the life of Jesus is explored with careful reference to the academics who study and protect them. The last page......more

Complicated The author has written a really interesting story about very important stuff. I spent a lot of time looking things up on Wikipedia to see what was fiction and what was real because the gospel stuff is just fascinating! Most of it is real. A lot of it really happened. That makes this story......more