The Search for Melchizedek - Paperback

by Jeffrey Tiel (Author)

The ancient Epistle to the Hebrews contains a hitherto unnoticed enigma. It refers to a man without beginning or end-one who lives forever. So, who and where is he? The Jews knew him only as the Wanderer. T. S. Eliot called him the Witness. And the early Christians named him . . . Melchizedek.Federal Agent Roger Quarston can't know that investigating an ancient, blood-stained manuscript will lead him to this same Melchizedek-whose revelation will threaten allegiances, challenge faiths, crack political foundations, enliven ancient dynasties, and open the promise of immortality and unimagined power.

Author Biography

Jeffrey Tiel is an associate professor of philosophy at Ashland University in Ashland, Ohio. He has taught at the United States Military Academy in West Point, NY, as well as Vanderbilt University in Nashville, TN. He is an award-winning teacher, known for bringing ancient ideas to life. His extensive travels throughout the Mediterranean world provide a rich historical context for the characters and plotline of the novel. Drawing on threads of ancient Christian, Jewish, and Egyptian traditions, The Search for Melchizedek is a modern-day religious thriller that employs an ancient mirror to reshape our view of human history and ultimately ourselves. The Search for Melchizedek is the first in a trilogy of novels.