The Thirteenth Apostle

When his friend Father Andr�is killed on a train en route to the Vatican, Father Nil, a Benedictine who teaches the Gospel of St. John to novices, decides to conduct his own investigation. The dead priest possessed proof of the existence of a 13th disciple and an epistle stating that Jesus was nothing more than an inspired prophet, not the son of God�two things that would spell great danger for the Catholic church. Father Nil then discovers a previously unpublished account of the origins of Christianity. It tells of the Nazarenes, a community excluded from the official Church by Peter and Paul, which appears to have thrived until the seventh century and given birth to Islam. While�the priest�pushes ahead with his investigation, the Pope�s advisors, rival factions, and secret societies are trying, by any means, to lay their hands on�his findings. From the Mossad to Fatah, everyone seems to have a very good reason to keep the 13th disciple a secret.