When the aging archaeologist has dug his last flake of earth, will he be able to uphold his long-time vow to defend his Christian tradition? He has hoped to find archaeological proof of the biblical kingdom of David-but he has not considered the effect his quest will have on his faith. Paul Gartin is a respected archaeologist. Raised and educated in an environment steeped in fundamentalism and deeply conservative Christianity, his life comes to focus on a quest for archeological evidence supporting the biblical record. Gartin's odyssey takes him to the Middle East, where he encounters the...