Description
Explore the 2,500-year-old mystery of the fabled biblical Ark of the Covenant in this non-fiction account. Professor Tudor Parfitt chronicles his astounding quest to recover the revered artifact containing the Ten Commandments, sacred to Judaism, Christianity, and Islam. The Ark disappeared from the Temple when the Babylonians invaded Jerusalem in 586 BC and has been lost ever since. This book details the painstaking historical scholarship, groundbreaking genetic science, and hair-raising fieldwork involved in debunking myths and revealing the shocking history of the Ark and its keepers. The journey spans from Israel to Egypt, Ethiopia, and the ruins of Great Zimbabwe, encountering various cultures and challenges along the way. This vivid and page-turning account culminates two decades of research by an acclaimed scholar and adventurer, changing our understanding of this lost treasure.