{"product_id":"war-scrolls-paperback","title":"War Scrolls - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eJason Gabriel Kondrath\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIt has long been believed that the Garden of Eden was located somewhere in present-day Iraq, known in the Bible as Mesopotamia. More recently, however, there have been claims of discoveries in the Red Sea region - northwest of Saudi Arabia and south of Iraq.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eA friend of my father's, Mannesh (now deceased), was originally from India. His work took him across the Middle East, where he spent a considerable amount of time.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eShortly after returning to the United States, he visited my father and shared something unusual. During an excavation near Aqaba, close to a waterway, his company had reportedly uncovered a burial site containing several well-preserved ancient scrolls.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eTo be clear, these were not the Dead Sea Scrolls discovered in 1947 further north. Mannesh did not specify how many of these \"Red Sea\" scrolls were found, nor did he possess the originals. However, he had taken photographs and arranged for the language - one he did not recognize - to be translated while he was still overseas.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eI knew Mannesh well. He and his wife had even babysat my siblings and me when we were children. He was not prone to exaggeration, nor the type to perpetrate an elaborate hoax. In fact, he was not a storyteller at all.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eHe referred to what he had seen as the \"Scrolls of Creation.\"\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eI happened to overhear the conversation one afternoon after school. After listening for a short time, I asked if I could take notes. He nodded politely and continued speaking.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAccording to Mannesh, these scrolls were written by Adam and Eve after their exile from the Garden of Eden.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eUntil recently, I had not revisited those notes - taken nearly thirty-five years ago.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFantastic coincidence?\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eHardly.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAt fifteen years old, the story meant little to me beyond its intrigue. After a few hours, we had dinner. Mannesh said his goodbyes, and I never saw him again.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eYears passed. My parents divorced. My father eventually died.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAfter his passing, my mother began sorting through belongings they had accumulated during their marriage. One day, she called me to say she had found several small wire-bound notebooks - the kind they barely make anymore.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eShe wasn't sure whether they belonged to me or my brother; the covers had faded with time. She didn't want to discard them without asking.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eMy mother is elderly now - sometimes forgetful, sometimes sentimental - so I agreed to look through them.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThat was when I found the notes.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWhat had once seemed like scribbles in a teenager's notebook had become something else entirely. Something significant.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAs an adult, having chosen writing as a second career, I returned to those pages with different eyes. I have been working on this book, on and off, for many years.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBased on those notes, I chose to call this novel \u003ci\u003eWar Scrolls\u003c\/i\u003e, as they concern the Garden of Eden and the Fall of Lucifer.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 414\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.85 x 10 x 8 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e July 13, 2022\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47945052881144,"sku":"9798840201831","price":38.03,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0698\/5629\/7208\/files\/t9VbCx8aER9798840201831.webp?v=1783748517","url":"https:\/\/barneysbooksellers.com\/products\/war-scrolls-paperback","provider":"Barney's Book Sellers","version":"1.0","type":"link"}