How much would you pay to know the mind of God? In 31 B.C., the Jewish High Priest, Amariah, flees to the ancient Essene fortification at Qumran, on the shore of the Dead Sea, to avoid Roman persecution. Hidden in his saddle bags are the Urim and Thummim, the revelatory devices used to ask and receive answers from God, which haven't been seen since the Babylonian captivity in 586 BC. When Amariah is murdered, the Urim and Thummim are buried with his...