false 106585 13 The story describes Bishop Timothy Archer's efforts to cope with the theological & philosophical implications of newly-discovered Gnostic Zadokite scroll fragments. His character is based on the controversially iconoclastic Episcopalian Bishop James Pike, who died of exposure in the W. Bank Judean Desert near the Dead Sea in '69. The novel opens in '80. On the day of John Lennon's murder, Angel Archer visits Guru Edgar Barefoot's houseboat, reflecting on deceased relatives. During the 60s, she was married to Jeff Archer, Episcopalian Bishop of California Tim Archer's son. She introduced Kirsten Lundborg to her father-in-law. The two began an affair. Kirsten has a son from a previous relationship, Bill, a schizophrenic mechanic with Asberger's. Tim's being investigated for gnostic, allegedly heretical views about the 2nd century BCE Zadokite scrolls, which apparently reproduce some Jesus sayings. Jeff commits suicide due to romantic obsession with Kirsten. After poltergeist activity, he manifests to Tim, Angel & Kirsten at a seance. Angel's sceptical, believing the existential situation of Tim & Kirsten is akin to Friedrich Schiller's Wallenstein trilogy. Their credulity reflects loss of belief in contemporary consensual reality. The three are told that Kirsten & Tim will die. As predicted, Kirsten, suffering cancer, takes a barbiturate overdose. Tim travels to Israel to investigate whether or not a psychotropic mushroom was associated with the resurrection. His car stalls. Disoriented, he falls from a desert cliff & dies. On the houseboat, Angel is reunited with Bill, Kirsten's son. Claiming Tim's reincarnated spirit within him, he's soon reinsitutionalised. Angel agrees to care for Bill, in return for a rare record offered by Edgar. This is one of Dick's most intellectually philosophical works. His novels usually employ multiple narrators or omniscient perspective, this is told in the 1st person by a single narrator: Angel. His work was often criticized for its flat, stereotypical female characters. 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The bishop was out int he desert reading recently discover Dead Sea Scrolls, and he may have gotten to the truth about the Bible. We can't have that can we?

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