Despite the fact that the Qumran scrolls, which made a real revolution in historical science, were discovered in the caves of the Judean Desert more than 50 years ago, most of them have not yet been fully deciphered or published. According to many scientists, these handwritten documents, containing alternative and most ancient versions of the texts of the New Testament, can force humanity to radically reconsider its views on Christianity. British researchers Michael Baigent and Richard Lee, authors of the famous book “The Holy Blood and the Holy Grail,” in In their new sensational work, they describe an almost detective story of the most notorious academic scandal of the 20th century, which unfolded around the Dead Sea Scrolls, and name those mysterious forces that for many decades have been doing everything possible to prevent priceless historical documents from becoming public knowledge.