{"product_id":"the-word-by-irving-wallace-good-1972-hc-568-pgs-simon-schuster","title":"The Word by Irving Wallace (Good, 1972, HC, 568 pgs, Simon \u0026 Schuster)","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eNo dust jacket: cover has slight wear; pages are unmarked; page edges have foxing. ISBN 9780671211530\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eIn 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\u003c\/strong\u003e.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eTo the world at large, \u003cspan style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"\u003eThe Word\u003c\/span\u003e - 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.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eTo 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.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eBut from the moment that Randall decides to investigate the new gospel, he is caught up in a web of intrigue 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.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eSwiftly, 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.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eWith his brilliant flair for authentic detail, with his incomparable gift for storytelling, Irving Wallace has created in \u003cspan style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"\u003eThe Word\u003c\/span\u003e his most explosive, controversial, and breathtaking novel.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Faith Books23","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49720195088611,"sku":null,"price":2.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0678\/3303\/7027\/files\/zzWatermark_88c447a5-a522-446a-a45c-2b05a2582d08.png?v=1788542729","url":"https:\/\/faithbooks23.com\/products\/the-word-by-irving-wallace-good-1972-hc-568-pgs-simon-schuster","provider":"Faith Books23","version":"1.0","type":"link"}