The Word edition by Irving Wallace Literature Fiction eBooks
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"I, James of Jerusalem, brother of the Lord Jesus Christ, heir of the Lord, eldest of the Lord's surviving brethren and the son of Joseph of Nazareth...herewith...set down a brief testimony of my brother Jesus Christ's life and ministry..."
A momentous archeological discovery, the greatest of all time - and the immediate effect it has on the varied group of men and women whose lives are intimately touched and altered by it - is at the heart of this exciting novel.
In the ruins of the ancient Roman seaport of Ostia Antica, an Italian archeologist has discovered a first-century papyrus, its faded Aramaic text revealing a new gospel written by James, younger brother of Jesus, the original source of the four gospels of the New Testament. The discovery offers the modern world a new Jesus Christ, a real man who lived and walked on earth, fills in the missing years of his ministry, contradicts the existing accounts of his life - and of his supposed death.
To the world at large, The Word - if it is genuine - will come as a revelation, a call to revived faith and hope in an age of doubt and fear. To the syndicate of international Bible publishers and their theologians, who have guarded the secret since its discovery and gambled their lives and fortunes on its authenticity - The Word is a consuming obsession as well as a business enterprise of such magnitude that they cannot let it be touched by the slightest tinge of doubt.
To Steven Randall, the cynical and successful young New York public relations man who has been hired to introduce the International New Testament to the world, the assignment offers more than an awesome challenge. Haunted by a broken marriage, a problem daughter, a demanding mistress, he sees in it the promise of a spiritual regeneration, a last chance to save himself from the pointlessness of life.
But from the moment that Randall decides to investigate the new gospel, he is caught up in a web of intrigue - involving an ex-nun, a homosexual Dutchman, a crippled secretary, a monk on womanless Mt. Athos, a German printer hiding a scandal- that tests both his courage and the authenticity of The Word. Rediscovering his faith in his fellow man and his capacity to love, Randall desperately pursues the source of The Word, searching for the truth at the risk of his newfound relationship with the daughter of the man who discovered the lost gospel, Angela Monti, challenging the austere and enigmatic Reverend Maertin de Vroome, the radical religious reformer who is fighting The Word and its orthodox sponsors.
Swiftly, recklessly, Randall eludes the vast international organization known by the code name Resurrection Two, which has been created to exploit the new Bible. Moving from New York and London to Amsterdam, Paris, Frankfurt, Rome - from the British Museum to a French radiocarbon laboratory, from the Dutch Westerkerk to a monastery on a Grecian peninsula - Randall continues his pursuit of the shadowy, mysterious figure - convict, madman, genius - who alone knows the truth about The Word.
With his brilliant flair for authentic detail, with his incomparable gift for storytelling, Irving Wallace has created in The Word his most explosive, controversial, and breathtaking novel.
The Word edition by Irving Wallace Literature Fiction eBooks
Dated, but still enjoyable. I had read most of this novel 40 yeara ago, but never finished it. Decided to try it again. The characterizations and the behavior of the characters themselves are dated (from the late sixties/early seventies) similar to the mores and attitudes exhibited in the TV show Mad Men. But otherwise the novel is very entertaining.Product details
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The Word edition by Irving Wallace Literature Fiction eBooks Reviews
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A bit to long and the ending was a little predictable but still a great book. I could actually see this type of situation happening.
This is not a new book, but it is an entertaining book. The subject matter is something that should be written about, and it now has been. I recommend it as a diversion for those who understand Christianity for what it is.
This is a classic that I've been waiting for several years to come out on as I have it in pb. Well written and surprisingly as applicable to today as it was decades ago when I first read it. Intrigue and scandal related to Bible publishing seems hard to believe but I find it fascinating.
The author ingested a lot of research and threw it back up at every opportunity in this book. There is no finesse in the writing. This could have been an interesting novel based on the plot, but instead it is merely long . . . very long.
Well written.Very interesting method a convict in a French penal colony used in his quest for revenge against his country for
breaking a promise made to him during World War I. He was promised his freedom if he survived. When the"Boche" surrendered,
the betrayed convict who had survived the horrors of trench warfare, was promptly and conveniently returned to the penal colony.
Therein lie the seeds of a rousing good tale.
First half of the book was slow. 2nd half was just the opposite. I chose this book because I saw the mini series in 1978 & really liked it. Of course I didn’t remember it except for the main theme of the book. I was a little disappointed by the ending, but that is just my opinion. If I could I would have given it 3½ stars.
Dated, but still enjoyable. I had read most of this novel 40 yeara ago, but never finished it. Decided to try it again. The characterizations and the behavior of the characters themselves are dated (from the late sixties/early seventies) similar to the mores and attitudes exhibited in the TV show Mad Men. But otherwise the novel is very entertaining.
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