After days of brutal fighting against Arab forces, Moshe Sachar, the courageous leader of the Israelis, escapes to a tunnel under the Old City and discovers sacred scrolls that tell the history of his faith and people. Opening a scroll, Moshe becomes immersed in an extraordinary story from the first century A.D., that of Miryam, a beauiful yet troubled young widow, and Marcus, her Roman suitor. When a mysterious prophet threatans the Roman empire, Miryam's quest for love ad forgiveness draws them all into a dangerous, manipulative plan that will change the course of history.