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    The Sign and the Seal: The Quest for the Lost Ark of the Covenant
    The Sign and the Seal: The Quest for the Lost Ark of the Covenant
    The Sign and the Seal: The Quest for the Lost Ark of the Covenant
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    The Sign and the Seal: The Quest for the Lost Ark of the Covenant

    Written by Graham Hancock

    Narrated by Steven Crossley

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    About this audiobook

    The fate of the Lost Ark of the Covenant is one of the great historical mysteries of all time. To believers, the Ark is the legendary vessel holding the stone tablets of the Ten Commandments. The Bible contains hundreds of references to the Ark's power to level mountains, destroy armies, and lay waste to cities. The Ark itself, however, mysteriously disappears from recorded history sometime after the building of the Temple of Solomon.

    After ten years of searching through the dusty archives of Europe and the Middle East, as well as braving the real-life dangers of a bloody civil war in Ethiopia, Graham Hancock has succeeded where scores of others have failed. This intrepid journalist has tracked down the true story behind the myths and legends-revealing where the Ark is today, how it got there, and why it remains hidden.

    Part fascinating scholarship and part entertaining adventure yarn, tying together some of the most intriguing tales of all time-from the Knights Templar and Prester John to Parsival and the Holy Grail-this book will appeal to anyone fascinated by the revelation of hidden truths and the discovery of secret mysteries.
    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherTantor Media, Inc
    Release dateDec 28, 2018
    ISBN9781541447578
    The Sign and the Seal: The Quest for the Lost Ark of the Covenant
    Author

    Graham Hancock

    Graham Hancock is the author of the international bestsellers The Sign and The Seal, Fingerprints of the Gods, and Heaven's Mirror. His books have sold more than five million copies.

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    • 4/5
      Well-written hokum in which much speculation is baked into a false fabric of largely unsupported 'facts'.

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    • 5/5
      Graham Hancock is such a good writer! Can't wait for his other books on ancient civilisations to finally become available on Scribd!

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    • 3/5
      Well I enjoyed the tracking of the Ark (possibly) via Elephantine island Atbara and Takazze rivers to lake Tana and on to Axum. So by the end I had forgotten the load of stuff about ancient Atlantis and weaponised mysterious science, and I can take or leave the Templar conspiracies (not really sure I care). And the journey from self-serving semi-villain to Grail (or Gral) penitent did not quite ring true. The author throws a lot of detail at the reader - and comes across as a bit unreliable - so I'm not really sure, for example if Newton was a freemason or not. Never mind the good bits about cultural detective work were good (if true).
    • 3/5
      What's that? The Ark is a radioactive chunk of rock that makes your face melt off?? YES, PLEASE. Hancock actually makes perfect sense - right up until he drags the Masons into it.
    • 2/5
      interesting but very slow, it took determination to finish
    • 4/5
      It is an interesting theory on the ark. It takes a few leaps of faith at some points and stretches the believeability at others. A goodl look into the culture of a people, but I did think it was going to end up having something a little more definitive.
    • 5/5
      This is a remarkabe book. While not completely scientific in its approach to archaeology, it has an almost "investigative journalism" feel to it that is very engaging. Although he is not completely flawless in his logic or documentation, Hancock does make one think. His conclusions seem within the realm of possibility. This book started something for me. It served as my point of passage into the very interesting world of alternative archaeology.
    • 3/5
      I have this book out on perma-loan from my friend Chris. I don't think he's getting it back. Imagine if PBS did a version of Raiders. Minus hot Indi, plus a few more facts. It's intoxicating. This book freaking OWNS me.