A Matter of Time

by Beverly Byrne

Sarah Myles experiences extraordinary visions accompanied by music and, with the help of parapsychologist Jarib Barrak, she unravels the mystery in a search that leads her to the true story of Christ

Genres: Fiction

564 pages, Hardcover

First published January 1, 1987

Reviews

[Anne · Rating 5 out of 5]

Move over Dan Brown! I loved this well crafted tale of suspense taking place in 20th century and first century AD that whisks us between North Shore Boston (my home area), Paris, Rome, Strasbourg, England's west country, Israel, and Alexandria, Egypt. Various interested parties are trying to find the Alexandria Testament, a hand-written document dating from 63 AD that could change the way Christianity is viewed today. The race to uncover the mystery reminded me of The Da Vinci Code (which I only saw at the movies and didn't read)but Beverly Byrne's attention to historical detail and deft characterizations of several major players, as well as her knowledge of both Christianity and Judaism made this a page-turner for me.

[Tammik · Rating 4 out of 5]

I love the but the writing is a bit 'fluffy' at times. there's just a bit too much flowery language that jars the attention and distracts from the story.
But, the story....there is the gem! Religion, paranormal experience, genetic memory, intrigue, it's all there.

[Maggie · Rating 4 out of 5]

This was an interesting book that needed attention because of its myriad characters and back and forth in time, which wasn't too much to be confusing and it all tied together well.

[Julia · Rating 2 out of 5]

Really weird. This is a combination of paranormal, religious conspiracy, and romance.

[Murphy · Rating 4 out of 5]

Jack Kane is the true villain of this tale, and that's all I will indulge.

[Kitty · Rating 3 out of 5]

This was something old that had been sitting on my book shelf for so long that I couldn't even remember if I had ever read it or not. I finally picked it up a couple weeks ago, and decided to give it a try. I was originally drawn to it because the main character has been haunted her whole life by this little bit of music she hears in head. It turns out to be a sort racial memory, having to do with a document that could radically alter our ideas about the history of Judaism and Christianity.

This was a hard one for me to rate. A good portion of this book is a little hard to follow, as it bounces around between a few different story-lines. Eventually, these all become connected and we begin to see the point. It all makes sense at the end, but I can't say I loved the ending. I found the ideas interesting, and it might very well have inspired me to read some of the non-fiction that inspired it, which is why I'm giving it three stars. But it could have been better.

[Linda Branham · Rating 5 out of 5]

I'm a sucker for this type of book. Sara hears 4 musical notes in her mind over and over, along with a vision of an earlier time ... she chases her vision and the notes

[Anne]

Parapsychology, international intrigue, romance, Church politics, a lost testament dating to the Apostolic era.