Written In the Scroll: A Martin Sinclair Novel

By M. Lee Murray

When a Texas oil tycoon drops a box of scrolls off at Dr. Martin Sinclair's office, his earnest hope is that the oilman's interest in the worthless parchments will fade away with time. A phone call from his dean sets off a frenzied search for the box, but nothing compares to the shock that the scrolls reveal. A once in a lifetime chance to make his mark in the competitive world of biblical archaeology is within his grasp. A hastily organized dig into one of the most politically, religiously charged atmospheres in the world thrusts Martin Sinclair into a world of espionage, religious culture and orthodoxy, and international politics full of pitfalls and possibilities almost beyond his comprehension. In a situation which requires more faith and trust than he can muster, he has no choice but to trust an oily Middle Eastern professor he is certain is manipulating him, and a crew of locals with dubious skills and barely disguised agendas of their own, Martin Sinclair enters into the murky world of the Middle East, struggling against the elements, the politics, three world religions, and his own fears and feelings. As the dig hurtles to its inevitable conclusion, Sinclair makes more than one life changing find on this dig, a find that will cost him his career and almost cost him the life of something more precious than a religious artifact.About the AuthorM. Lee Murray is a native Texan. A retired minister, he has also worked in a variety of jobs and has lived in Texas, Missouri, Florida, and New Mexico. He is married with three children. He has an MDiv from Southwestern Theological Seminary where he studied extensively in New Testament and Old Testament history and culture.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1980913935
• ISBN13: 9781980913931
• Release Date: May 2018
• Publisher: Independently published
• Length: 240 Pages
• Weight: 0.94 lbs.
• Dimensions: 9.0" x 0.6" x 6.0"