Under extraordinary circumstances, an old diary ends up in the hands of a writer. The archaeologist who found it and created a rough transcription asks that the unbelievable historical document be given a readable form for modern readers. A certain secret organization is hunting the diary. But the sharp detective intrigue of our day is completely overshadowed by the events that, apparently, took place about two thousand years ago. The hero of the novel—the diary’s author, a young man of extraordinary abilities—comes to the dwelling of sorcerers who live in underground rooms on the shore of the Dead Sea. It seems he is the one who will later become the founder of one of the world’s major religions…