About the Book
Book: Masa Chronicles: The Copper Scroll
Author: Nicholas Teeguarden
Genre: Christian Fiction Action/Suspense
Release Date: October 7, 2025
When American grad student and Veteran Joshua Bennett lands in Amman, Jordan, he thinks he’s chasing academic glory. What he finds instead is a centuries-old mystery that’s been waiting for someone reckless or desperate enough to uncover it.
At the center of it all is the Copper Scroll, a cryptic Dead Sea artifact rumored to hold clues to an ancient treasure buried deep in the Judean desert. But Joshua soon learns it’s no ordinary scroll.
Hidden symbols, coded phrases, and whispers of a “shepherd’s path” point to something far more significant and far more dangerous.
As the clues mount, so do the warnings. A silent observer in the library. A cryptic priest with a knowing smile. A message slipped into Joshua’s backpack: The shepherd’s path is not for the faint-hearted.
A cryptic priest and a rabbi jump in to help understand uncovered information. As Mossad agents, Templar knights, and ISIS operatives close in, Joshua and his allies race to unravel the truth. But who seeks to unearth it, and who will kill to keep it buried?
Excerpt from the Book
That day, his shovel struck something hard. He pried it free, a rusted bottle cap, its edges jagged, and a shard of blue glass that caught the sunlight like a sapphire. To anyone else, they were trash, but to Joshua, they were treasures, relics of a world buried and waiting.
His grandfather handed him an old map of the Middle East, its edges yellowed and curling, and traced a finger across the paper. “This is Jericho,” he’d said, his voice low and conspiratorial. “Prophets hid scrolls there, Masa, secrets in the sand. Egypt’s tombs, Babylon’s ruins, they’re all waiting for someone to find them.”
Joshua had clutched the map to his chest, its creases rough against his skin, and felt a spark flare inside him, a hunger he couldn’t name.
The sharp snap of Professor Luke’s chalk against the board yanked Joshua back to the present, the backyard fading into the lecture hall’s hum. That childhood moment had lit a fuse in him, and the Copper Scroll was the flame racing along it. It wasn’t just a text, it was a summons, a call he’d been answering since he first held that map.
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About the Author
Nicholas Teeguarden writes faith-fueled thrillers that explore the intersection of history, belief, and discovery. His debut, The Copper Scroll: Masa Chronicles, follows archaeologist Joshua “Masa” Bennett across the Middle East in a race to uncover one of history’s most enigmatic biblical relics. Praised for its vivid realism and clean storytelling, the novel has been honored with a ChristLit Award, a Readers’ Favorite 5-star review, and recognition at the Paris Book Festival.
A veteran whose global service inspires his storytelling, Teeguarden aims to create cinematic fiction that uplifts while it thrills. He is currently developing the next installment in The Masa Chronicles alongside The Teeguarden Writing Room, a growing creative community where readers and writers explore faith, art, and story together.