But it is not 365 days a year back breaking labor.
Jean Danielou wrote a book about the Dead Sea Scrolls, Qumran, and the Essenes way back in the 80's that explains how it's all related and what it means for Christianity.
My specific complaint with the dialogue is that nearly every character talks in the same way: robotic and professorial.
What if the foundation that our society is built on is wrong? I also found it hard to follow and the story not particularly interesting, at least not enough of a reward for struggling through it.
I could not put it down.
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