Book 1:
The Babylon Code
An Adventure Novel
Based on a True Story
Hidden during a time of war almost 2,000 years ago, the Dead Sea Scrolls are a collection of mysterious writings found in remote caves. After more than 70 years of study, scholars have deciphered most of the scrolls—with one major exception. A treasure map known as the Copper Scroll has baffled archaeologists for decades with its strange descriptions of treasures hidden in ancient Judea.
An Ancient Quest
For decades, archaeologists have searched for the treasures of the Copper Scroll, without success. With more than 60 tons of gold and silver listed on the scroll, it is hardly surprising that fortune hunters have focused their efforts on the largest treasure sites. But what if these enormous treasure listings were fakes—decoys meant to distract looters from the real treasure sites? Would that mean that the sites listing sacred treasures and a certain “carrying chest with its contents” might be real?
For Lost Treasures
As the characters in our adventure novel work on solving this mystery, they discover another ancient writing that provides important clues. Found hidden in an ancient prophet’s tomb, the so-called Ezekiel Plates include two stone tablets engraved with a story about hidden treasure. According to this story, the greatest lost treasure of the ancient world—the Ark of the Covenant—was hidden underground near a “gated spring,” with a treasure map made of copper revealing its exact location. This treasure map also lists decoy sites purportedly holding vast quantities of gold, silver and jewels, as a means of distracting looters and protecting the real treasure site.
In a New Age
When our characters learn that a powerful group of corporate villains is close to deciphering the Copper Scroll, they race to solve its last clues and to find the treasures first. But as they unravel this ancient artifact’s mysteries, they realize that it carries a secret message that is as meaningful today as in first-century Judea. War and violence bring nothing but ruin. Peace is humanity’s only hope for a better future. And that lost carrying chest? It’s not a “war machine” at all and was always meant as a symbol of peace and unity. The only walls to be knocked down, it seems, are those that divide us.