Secrets of the Magdalene Scrolls

From obscurity to renown, the Magdalene Secrets revealed. For over two thousand years the life of Mary Magdalene has been maligned in some quarters with the truth of her life being suppressed. Author Bettye Johnson brings to light the many missing fragments regarding the life of Mary Magdalene. Based upon years of research, Johnson weaves a story of suspense, mystery, adventure, abduction and romance. Moving from the present day across time to two thousand years ago, the mystery unfolds with a most unlikely quartet coming together. Two American women, one a research lawyer and the other a teacher on sabbatical, while hiking in the Pyrenees Mountains of southern France, discover by accident an unknown cave containing never before discovered scrolls written by Mary Magdalene herself. Not wanting the scrolls to be hidden away for years as others have been, the two women pair up with a rich American businessman and a disillusioned French priest with a mission to get the scrolls translated and given to the world. At last, the tale of Mary Magdalene with her connection to the Black Madonna, her childhood, her education, her relationship with Jesus, her mission and her spirituality is made known with its many twists and surprises. The reader's interest is riveted with anticipation for the next page from beginning to the end with its passion, intrigue and spiritual insights. Definitely a page-turner thriller that is powerful to its surprising climax.

From the Publisher

Bettye Johnson's dynamic novel is an Independent Publisher Book Award 2006 Winner. Johnson has brought Mary Magdalene to life as a real woman who had her own mission and her own following. The scrolls are in the form of Mary Magdalene's journal of her life from birth until the end of her own ministry. This book is action-packed and a real thriller with overtones of the spiritual aspect of Mary Magdalene.

About the Author

Bettye Johnson's background is a woven tapestry of experience. As a little girl growing up in Texas, she earned her first money picking cotton. With her family she moved often in Texas and gained the experience of adapting to new environments. After attending Texas Women's University, she became employed by the Foreign Service Branch of the U.S. State Department and worked in the U.S. Embassies in Paris, France and Tokyo, Japan. She has been a wife, mother of three sons, government employee, a Federal Women's Program Coordinator for a government agency, program director for a holistic health center, a non-denominational minister and now an author. Bettye resides in the Pacific Northwest.

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