Archaeologist Thomas Weissenberg makes a startling discovery in the historic Turkish city of Göreme. In a cave he finds a Christian church, which seems to be older than was thought possible. In particular, an inscription there provides food for thought.
Meanwhile, in Leiden, Simon Ryevaar gives a lecture on End-Time Predictions and in the same city the journalist Nova le Temps is digging into the doings of the sect. The Bride . Thomas is friends with Simon and asks him to come to Göreme.
It is the prelude to an increasingly accelerated series of events, in which no one’s life is certain and horrific scenes take place. Horrifying actions from the past are also brought to light.
Doubt about the apocalypse
And all this around the last book of the Bible Revelation , which is not very clear due to its use of language. But that it revolves around the downfall of the world, many rabid believers agree – such as the Leiden sect leader Jozias De Redder. But Thomas’s discovery in Göreme could just make people doubt.
Jeroen Windmeijer has entered into a successful collaboration with Tjarko Evenboer (known from the cartoon duo Evert Kwak ). Both fallen from faith, fiercely anti-radical, but therefore experienced. In all conversations about the Bible, the knowledge of the two authors stands out, as was already the case in Windmeijer’s books.
Sounds heavy on the stomach but it isn’t
That all sounds a bit heavy on the stomach, but the obviousness with which things are brought to the table and the clarity of the language prevent that. The alternation with the adventures of the protagonists makes it exciting to see what they come up with next. That tension increases to Old Testament proportions, so to speak.
And there’s more good news: this one Revelation will be the first part of a trilogy about Simon Ryevaar.
Title Revelation
Authors Jeroen Windmeijer and Tjarko Evenboer
Publisher Xander
Price 19.99 euros (528 pages)