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Book Review of The Book of Names

The Book of Names
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In ancient Jewish mystical thought, every generation possesses thirty-six righteous souls whose existence keep the universe from falling apart into chaos and destruction. In this page turner, Gregory & Tintori create a present-day scenario in which a powerful Gnostic organization has procured the names of these individuals and begins to systematically kill them off, with increasingly frightening results world wide. The protagonist meets a rabbi and through their interaction, the reader is given fascinating information about Jewish Kabbalistic thought as well as Gnosticism. This is a very fine, fast paced thriller that will keep you up way past your bedtime. Highly recommended.