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history of its raw materials and gold in particular, it then moves into more meta-physical territory with an examination of the concept of Manna the sacred bread of heaven that sustained Moses people in their most ravaged days. Once the history and religious concepts have been laid out as a starting point we are taken into a whole series of interconnected ideas from ancient technology to modern cutting edge science to try to gain a modern understanding of what the Ark may have been. Although it is seen as a portable temple and safe house for the Ten Commandments, the basic tenets of Moses new covenant with his lord god, the bible itself does hint at many strange powers that the box contained and even a very specific description of its design. Science interplays with ancient mystery to deliver a startling and scientific look at one possible answer to its nature. Not a quest for its location, this turns out to be no mere boys own adventure like many books that have gone before, this is a quasi-scientific look at the Arks very function.

Understandably there is a lot to take in here, but it is a brave attempt to couple up to the minute scientific break-through's with miraculous descriptions of archaic powers. The idea that thousands of years ago there was an understanding of some elements of scientific thought that we lost and are only just beginning to reacquaint ourselves with is not new, indeed it is arrogant to think that our modern society knows more than has ever been known before. What is new is applying that idea to such a sacred and impassioned theme such as the Ark. The book works in such a new area that it may take some time for its significance to be realised. Whether you agree with the conclusions here is not the major issue really, it is a book that will hopefully open the doors to such an approach being taken to other ancient enigmas. If this was a work of fiction it would be a massive seller due to its provocative nature, but this is the result of years of meticulous research by a top author and shouldn't be dismissed lightly, it is both a scholarly and awe-inspiring work.

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