Bones of Angels by Christopher Forrest

Author:Christopher Forrest
Language: eng
Format: mobi, epub
Tags: Science Fiction, Science Fiction & Fantasy, Adventure, Action & Adventure, Literature & Fiction
Published: 2012-10-09T23:00:00+00:00

The brown package retrieved by Hawkeye from Chase Manhattan in New York sat on Catherine Caine’s desk. Several dozen pages of brown parchment, frayed at the edges, lay between two rectangles of thin, cracked leather.

“It’s the Book of Angels, sometimes called the Codex Angelorum by scholars,” Donovan said, his eyes wide with wonder as he gazed at the manuscript. “One of the Dead Sea Scrolls that was never officially catalogued after its discovery in the caves of Qumran, Palestine in 1945. I personally think that a copy of this very scroll was found by Godfroi St. Omer in 1098. It is believed that Vatican agents stole the actual Qumran manuscript from the Rockefeller Museum in 1966. It’s content is thought to be too controversial.”

Wearing latex gloves, Donovan removed the leather cover and looked at the top page. “It’s written in Aramaic.”

“The Dead Sea Scrolls,” said Caine, “were composed by a Jewish sect called the Essenes in the second century after the birth of Christ. Many of the scrolls were gospels that were never accepted into the New Testament, such as the gospels of Phillip, Thomas, Bartholomew, Judas, Mary Magdalene, and many others.”

“Correct,” said Donovan. “Other scrolls were apocalyptic texts based on Jewish scripture. In the early third century, Bishop Irenaeus of Gaul, now France, chose certain books for the Old and New Testament in order to unify the early Christian community. Most of the other texts were later destroyed over time and were not rediscovered until 1945. I believe this is one of them, however. It is rumored that a few copies of the Codex Angelorum were not destroyed and were circulated throughout the Middle Ages. Some scholars say that most, but not all, were eventually confiscated by the Vatican.”

“So you’re saying that some people have been reading underground copies of this text for centuries.”

“Yes. For almost two thousand years.”

Caine’s eyes narrowed as she assimilated Donovan’s data. “Do you read Aramaic, Archbishop?”

“Yes. In searching for the bones of Michael, it was imperative that I learn the ancient tongue.” He studied the top lines of the parchment and read the following:

Blessed is the one who reads the words of this prophecy, and blessed are those who hear it and take to heart what is written in it, because the time is near.

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