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Frank Joseph is a very careful and thorough researcher and a prolific writer. His latest work is "Opening the Ark of the Covenent". It's available on Amazon.com and at Barnes & Noble.

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Book Description
The Ark of the Covenant is at once the most famous and baffling article in history. Although it is cited more often than any other object throughout the Old Testament and was described as the ancient Hebrews' most precious possession, its real meaning and ultimate fate were utterly unknown…until now.

During his worldwide research into its disappearance, author Frank Joseph learned that the Ark was not a mere legend; nor was it just an elaborate box used to store the original Ten Commandments. It was, he asserts, purpose-built to harness the powers of the Earth for humanity's continued physical existence and spiritual evolution. As such, it is the single most priceless fortune mankind has ever possessed.

Following the Ark through the Book of Exodus, he discovered its lineage pre-dated the Bible, extending back in time to ancient Egypt and stories of lost Atlantis. Joseph traced the exact circumstances of the Ark's rediscovery under Jerusalem's Temple Mount by the Knights Templar. Having found the precious object, they returned with it to France, where its clandestine journey across Europe would last for the next 800 years.

Opening the Ark of the Covenant is the result of a quarter-century-long investigation. It leads from the sea-bottom off the coast of Florida to the remote heights of France’s Pyrenees Mountains and Japan's secret shrines; from the Nile Valley to the Valley of Mexico. This uniquely far-flung, in-depth hunt for the truth about mankind’s most valuable possession reveals the Ark's actual function, purpose and location.

Opening the Ark of the Covenant is a fact-based examination of the Arks real origins, manufactured purpose, historical application, and present whereabouts. Revealing its genuine nature and ultimate destiny represents the most profound disclosure of its kind, powerful enough to shake the foundations of established religions and modern science alike.

From the Back Cover
"In their exciting new book Opening the Ark of the Covenant, Frank Joseph and Laura Beaudoin amass an almost staggering amount of scholarly research. But no reader, experienced or novice to works of such magnitude, should be put off by the multilayered investigations revealed in this book. The text moves along with dramatic twists and turns and surprises, and readers will find themselves literally swept away by one astonishing revelation after another.

Joseph and Beaudoin discover the "ark" first as an amazing power source in the ancient land of Lemuria, then follow it to Atlantis, Egypt, Jerusalem, France, and its possible present resting place. Whether this instrument of unmeasurable spiritual and physical power is known as the Phoenix Stone, the Fire Stone, the Transformer of the World, the Emerald Tablet, or the Ark of the Covenant, it has been guarded throughout its vast history by such mysterious secret societies as the Tuoaic Brotherhood of Atlantis, the Watchers of Giza, the Levite Priesthood, the Order of the Holy Sepulcher, the Templars, the Cathars, or the Ville-Maries. Truly, this superb work will convince the most aloof reader that the Stone of Destiny, wherever its present location, retains its power and continues to shape the future of the world."
--Brad Steiger, author of Atlantis Rising and Revelation: The Divine Fire

"Opening the Ark of the Covenant, take us on a whirlwind journey filled with people of many cultures, with places around the world, and with things that ultimately are part of one of humankind's greatest mysteries. What exactly is the Ark of the Covenant? Where did it come from? Where is it now? The answers you find in this new work will surprise, excite and sometimes perhaps even frighten you, but will always hold you tightly and in focus. The Ark of many names, the cultures of many faces, the particulars of various individuals and their roles in the mystery all come together here to prove that neither history nor the future are any longer what they used to be."
--Lee Pennington, JOLE Productions, Producer of archaeological documentaries, including Petroglyphs of Polynesia and Vikings in America

"In a thorough effort, author Frank Joseph weaves a tapestry with world wide weft threads of human memory woven into warp threads of 11,600 years. The resulting depiction of the travels of the Ark of the Covenant reveals many new facets for closer examination. Joseph, who follows a consistent belief about the powers of the stone within the Ark, skillfully weaves past and recent events into the image."
--Myron Paine, Ph D, author of Frozen Trail to Merica