{"product_id":"gospel-paperback-2","title":"Gospel - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eWilton Barnhardt\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAuthor of \u003ci\u003eEmma Who Saved My Life\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eLookaway, Lookaway \u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eGospel\u003c\/i\u003e concerns the search for a lost first-century gospel of the Bible, a document that could shake the foundations of Christianity. Wilton Barnhardt's narrative races through three continents, nine countries, and dozens of colorful locales, as two characters--shy theological student Lucy Dantan and hard-drinking, disillusioned ex-Jesuit Patrick O'Hanrahan--pursue rumors and clues about the gospel's whereabouts and contents. In the end, what they discover will challenge and forever change the nature of faith. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eAn intellectual detective story with the erudition of Umberto Eco and the grand swirling entertainment of a nineteenth-century novel, \u003ci\u003eGospel\u003c\/i\u003e is exciting, profound, revent, and terrifically funny.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWilton Barnhardt is the author of the author of three other novels: \u003ci\u003eShow World\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eLookaway, Lookaway \u003c\/i\u003eand \u003ci\u003eEmma Who Saved My Life\u003c\/i\u003e. A native of Winston-Salem, North Carolina, he teaches fiction in the master of fine arts in creative writing program at North Carolina State University in Raleigh, where he lives.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 816\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1.79 x 9.23 x 6.08 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e February 01, 1995\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42134588948615,"sku":"9780312119249","price":52.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0601\/2623\/2711\/files\/180e789da8d51b9892bd41e34c823823.webp?v=1732642946","url":"https:\/\/booksby.splitshops.com\/products\/gospel-paperback-2","provider":"Books by splitShops","version":"1.0","type":"link"}