Released on = February 6, 2007, 8:01 am

Press Release Author = Libby McCown/ PR by the Book

Industry = Entertainment

Press Release Summary = With its exhilarating blend of relentless adventure and
scholarly intrigue The Masada Scroll will change the way your audience looks at the
world. At the heart of this timely novel is the discovery of the unity of the
religious paths that lead to God.


Press Release Body = Irish priest Michael Flannery and a team of archaeologists
discover an unknown Gospel of Jesus in the ruins of Masada. This scroll contains a
mysterious symbol that integrates the Star of David, the Cross of Christianity, and
the Crescent and Star of Islam. None of these symbols existed at the time the
Gospel was written, adding to the mystery that Flannery must unravel.

But there are those who do not want this discovery to come to light. While under
investigation from Flannery, the secretive organization Via Dei, or "path to God,"
threatens both him and the archeologists who discovered the scroll. In an
exhilarating blend of relentless adventure, scholarly intrigue, and cutting wit, the
book takes readers on a voyage through the present and past events of the creation
of the scroll and its anticipated message.

Flannery reveals that the symbol represents the Trevia Dei, or "three paths to God."
At the heart of Jesus' message is the unity of paths--Judaism, Christianity, and
Islam--that lead to God. The true meaning of Trevia Dei has been perverted over the
centuries, turning the message of unity into a single path to salvation. Priest
Flannery has to make a decision about what to do with the finding--share and unite
God's people or remain silent.

Robert Vaughan sold his first book when he was 19-years-old. That was 49 years,
nearly 250 titles, and 20 million books ago. Writing under 35 pseudonyms, he has
hit The New York Times and Publishers Weekly bestseller lists multiple times and has
been interviewed on CNN and Fox. Vaughan authored Andersonville, which was made
into a popular TNT television mini-series. He was inducted into the Writers' Hall
of Fame in 1998 and had a special on the History Channel in December 2006. He
divides his time between Chicago, IL and Gulf Shores, AL.

In 1993, Paul Block began to write a series of novels for Bantam and Pocket Books.
In 1998, he joined the staff of the Times Union, the daily newspaper in Albany, NY,
where he served as copy desk chief and is now senior producer of their website,
timesunion.com. The Masada Scroll is Block's 15th published novel.
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THE MASADA SCROLL

Robert Vaughan & Paul Block
Feb 6, 2007
$24.95 Forge hardcover | 352 pp
978-0-765-31338-6
fiction
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Robert Vaughan is available to be interviewed about his book. He is also available
to discuss the very timely issues of religious clashes, particularly those involving
Middle Eastern nations, and the unification of major world religions. To schedule
an interview or receive more information, please contact Jordan Bucher at
jordan@prbythebook.com | 512.363.5756


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