I finally got to finish this book over the holidays. It was fascinating! I love archaeology, prophecy, and treasure hunting so this was a perfect fit for me.
This book is based on the finding of the real Copper Scroll. It was found in 1952 in Cave 3 at Khirbet Qumran on the shores of the Dead Sea, where it had lain for nearly 2,000 years. (Most of the "Dead Sea Scrolls" were found by Bedouin and sold through antiquities dealers, but this one was actually discovered by archaeologists.)
In ancient times the text of the document had been incised on thin sheets of copper which were joined together. At the time it was found it was rolled into two separate scrolls of heavily oxidized copper and was far too brittle to unroll.
For five years scholars and experts discussed ways of opening the scroll. Finally, they decided to cut the scroll into sections from the outside using a small saw. Working very carefully they cut the scroll into 23 strips.
Before it was cut, one scholar thought he saw words for silver and gold and suggested that the scroll was a list of buried treasure. When it was deciphered that scholar turned out to be right. The text of the Copper Scroll (3Q14) describes vast amounts of buried treasure!
This book is based on the finding of the real Copper Scroll. It was found in 1952 in Cave 3 at Khirbet Qumran on the shores of the Dead Sea, where it had lain for nearly 2,000 years. (Most of the "Dead Sea Scrolls" were found by Bedouin and sold through antiquities dealers, but this one was actually discovered by archaeologists.)
In ancient times the text of the document had been incised on thin sheets of copper which were joined together. At the time it was found it was rolled into two separate scrolls of heavily oxidized copper and was far too brittle to unroll.
For five years scholars and experts discussed ways of opening the scroll. Finally, they decided to cut the scroll into sections from the outside using a small saw. Working very carefully they cut the scroll into 23 strips.
Before it was cut, one scholar thought he saw words for silver and gold and suggested that the scroll was a list of buried treasure. When it was deciphered that scholar turned out to be right. The text of the Copper Scroll (3Q14) describes vast amounts of buried treasure!
While the Copper Scroll itself is real, the book is fiction. It is a tale of a married couple who are White House advisors who fall in love and get married. During their honeymoon one of their friends is killed and they work to solve his murder. They discover he is tied to the Copper Scroll research.
This couple finds themselves searching for the treasure that the scroll describes before it can fall into the wrong hands.
Joel Rosenberg is also the author of The Last Jihad, The Ezekiel Option (which I'm reading now) The Last Days, and Epicenter. People have been amazed when things in his books come to pass after he has written the books. But they are based upon Bible Prophecy, and if they are amazed, they should be amazed at the prophecies in the Bible!
You can read more about this fascinating book and author here: Joel Rosenberg.
Let me know how you like the book when you read it!
This couple finds themselves searching for the treasure that the scroll describes before it can fall into the wrong hands.
Joel Rosenberg is also the author of The Last Jihad, The Ezekiel Option (which I'm reading now) The Last Days, and Epicenter. People have been amazed when things in his books come to pass after he has written the books. But they are based upon Bible Prophecy, and if they are amazed, they should be amazed at the prophecies in the Bible!
You can read more about this fascinating book and author here: Joel Rosenberg.
Let me know how you like the book when you read it!
