Requiem (1995 Joyce), novel

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Requiem (1995) is a novel by Graham Joyce.

Abstract

An American school teacher in Israel discovers scrolls which portray Mary Magdalene as the wife of Jesus, and the apostle, Paul, as a power-hungry schemer who collaborates with Judas to bring Jesus down.

"Following the death of his wife, Tom Webster travels to Jerusalem in search of a friend from his college days. But the haunted city, divided by warring religious groups, offers him no refuge from guilt and grief. As he wanders through the streets and the archaeological sites, a mysterious old woman appears to him, delivering messages that seem beyond comprehension. Then a fragment of the Dead Sea Scrolls, kept hidden by an elderly innkeeper, appears to offer the key to understanding the woman's pronouncements. Perhaps the spirit of Mary Magdelene is trying to reveal to Tom the hidden history of the Resurrection. And perhaps the truth is even stranger..."--Publisher description.

Editions and translations

Published in England (London: 1995) and the United States (New York: 1996).

Translated into German (1996) and Chinese (2006).