An epic tale of good and evil based on the four horsemen of the Apocalypse found in Revelation. Using the four horsemen of the Apocalypse to symbolize the fourGospels, four transcendentals, and four forces of the universe (air,water, earth, and fire), Sweet and Wagner weave a fast-paced, end-timestale of good vs. evil and the promise of a new dawn for humanity.Set in 2048, when planet Earth is suffering from the damagingeffects of years of misuse and abuse, cultural history professor PaulBinder receives a mysterious letter that leads him to examine a lost2nd-century Diatessaron manuscript. Ancient prophecies, crypticletters, and strange events set him on a course to uncover the missingclues that could lead humanity into a new age. Layered with forgottensymbolism from the ancient, Jewish, and Christian traditions, the novelis a type of engaged fiction in which the main character's lost journalserves as a guide to the reader in interpreting clues and understandingthe novel's conclusion. Read Less