Palestine. 1st century n. e. Joseph of Arimathea, a wealthy and influential resident of Jerusalem, is trying to achieve the release of Jesus of Nazareth, accused by the Roman authorities of sedition...Egypt. 4th century n. e. In a Christian monastery, almost all of its inhabitants die in one evening, poisoned by assassins sent from Rome, who came to take from the monastery certain certificates of the death of Jesus. Three monks and a monastery laundress manage to escape, taking with them an important document that contains a terrible secret. The pursuers set off in pursuit...