An ancient scroll, spirited out of Nazi Germany by Soviet occupiers, surfaces 50 years later and threatens to wreak havoc across the Christian church. Documents like this are rare, but what makes this one unique is its author - Jesus himself. As it becomes clear that he wasn't so much a Messiah, more a udaic fundamentalist, the Vatican fights to suppress the appalling truth at any cost. But the KGB wants their treasure back, and other more mysterious factions are also in the hunt.