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The ''Babylon Rising'' sequence is a Christian-themed thriller series by Tim [=LaHaye=] (of ''Literature/LeftBehind'' fame) and co-writers Bob Phillips and Greg Dinallo (who worked on the first novel only). The story follows AdventurerArchaeologist and Bible scholar Michael Murphy in his attempts to find evidence of Literature/TheBible's truth by recovering artifacts. However, the stakes grow dramatically when Murphy uncovers an AncientConspiracy, in which a powerful secret society known as "the Seven" seeks to bring TheAntichrist to power. In his attempts to thwart the Seven, Murphy is aided by the mysterious Methuselah, an eccentric billionaire HollywoodAtheist who provides him with information; Isis Proserpina [=McDonald=], an expert in ancient languages; Shari Nelson, his research assistant; and [[BadAssIsraeli ex-Mossad agent]] Levi Abrams. Working with the Seven are Talon, an assassin who trains falcons to kill for him, and CorruptCorporateExecutive media mogul Shane Barrington.
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The ''Babylon Rising'' sequence is a Christian-themed thriller series by Tim [=LaHaye=] Creator/TimLaHaye (of ''Literature/LeftBehind'' fame) and co-writers Bob Phillips and Greg Dinallo (who worked on the first novel only). The story follows AdventurerArchaeologist and Bible scholar Michael Murphy in his attempts to find evidence of Literature/TheBible's truth by recovering artifacts. However, the stakes grow dramatically when Murphy uncovers an AncientConspiracy, in which a powerful secret society known as "the Seven" seeks to bring TheAntichrist to power. In his attempts to thwart the Seven, Murphy is aided by the mysterious Methuselah, an eccentric billionaire HollywoodAtheist who provides him with information; Isis Proserpina [=McDonald=], an expert in ancient languages; Shari Nelson, his research assistant; and [[BadAssIsraeli ex-Mossad agent]] Levi Abrams. Working with the Seven are Talon, an assassin who trains falcons to kill for him, and CorruptCorporateExecutive media mogul Shane Barrington.
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* MysteriousBacker: Methuselah.
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* MysteriousBacker: Methuselah.Methuselah supports Murphy's efforts (albeit sometimes in {{jerkass}}ish ways) despite being an atheist himself. It's never made clear just what his real endgame is; presumably this would have been revealed in the lost final volume of the series.
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* HollywoodSatanism: In the form of Luciferians whose group goes back to Babylon during the reign of King Nebuchadnezzar.
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* HollywoodSatanism: In the form of Luciferians whose group [[AncientConspiracy goes back back]] to Babylon during the reign of King Nebuchadnezzar.
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* EarthIsYoung: Type A. Much of Michael's motivation for finding Noah's Ark in ''The Secret on Ararat'' is to disprove evolution.
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* EarthIsYoung: Type A. Much Michael Murphy is an honest Biblical creationist, and doesn't find anything in his archaeology to contradict that position. Indeed, part of Michael's his motivation for finding Noah's Ark in ''The Secret on Ararat'' is to disprove evolution.prove the Biblical flood story.
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* {{Expy}}: In many ways, Michael Murphy can be described as a more overtly Christian version of Franchise/IndianaJones: an AdventurerArchaeologist professor who would rather travel the world chasing Biblical artifacts than teach classes, is prone to {{Indy Ploy}}s and DangerDialogue, and invariably gets tangled up with colorful villains and vast international conspiracies.
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* {{Expy}}: In many ways, Michael Murphy can be described as a more overtly Christian version of Franchise/IndianaJones: an AdventurerArchaeologist professor who would rather travel the world chasing Biblical artifacts than teach classes, is prone to {{Indy Ploy}}s and DangerDialogue, CasualDangerDialogue, and invariably gets tangled up with colorful villains and vast international conspiracies.
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* {{Expy}}: Micheal Murphy is pretty much Franchise/IndianaJones with a crucifix painted over the serial number.
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* {{Expy}}: Micheal In many ways, Michael Murphy can be described as a more overtly Christian version of Franchise/IndianaJones: an AdventurerArchaeologist professor who would rather travel the world chasing Biblical artifacts than teach classes, is pretty much Franchise/IndianaJones prone to {{Indy Ploy}}s and DangerDialogue, and invariably gets tangled up with a crucifix painted over the serial number.colorful villains and vast international conspiracies.
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* {{Chickification}}: Poor Isis gets this in the second book. Apparently, Greg Dinallo was the only thing keeping her awesome.
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* {{Chickification}}: Poor Isis gets this becomes relatively less proactive in the second book. Apparently, later books; some fans speculate that this is due to the change in co-authors, with Bob Phillips having another take on the character than Greg Dinallo was the only thing keeping her awesome.Dinallo. Even so, though, she still has badass moments there as well.
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* ArtifactOfDoom: A reoccurring element of the series, mostly artifacts that are non-Jewish and non-Christian in origin.
** The bronze serpent, in ''Babylon Rising''.
** The bronze serpent, in ''Babylon Rising''.
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* ArtifactOfDoom: A reoccurring element of the series, mostly artifacts that are non-Jewish and non-Christian in origin.
** The bronze serpent, in ''Babylon Rising''.
** The bronze serpent, in ''Babylon Rising''.
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* AuthorAvatar: Michael's conservative Protestant views are very much [=LaHaye=]'s own, and the books will go on about it in detail.
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* AuthorAvatar: Michael's Michael can be read as one for [=LaHaye=], supporting similar conservative Protestant and Evangelical views are very much on politics and religion. According to WordOfGod, Murphy was actually inspired by [=LaHaye=]'s own, and the books will go on about it son-in-law in detail.real life.
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* AerithAndBob: Michael Murphy and Isis. The latter is well aware that her name is unusual (in fact, she was bullied for it in school) -- her father was an archaeologist and enthusiast for ancient Egyptian culture.
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* ProgressivelyPrettier: Isis is an unusual literary case of this. In the first book (which was co-written by Dinallo), she was more cute than beautiful, but Bob Phillips would go on to write her as more attractive in each installment, with characters comparing her to a model in ''The edge of Darkness''. Some of this is probably justified, though, since she undergoes some makeovers in between, and may have been BeautifulAllAlong.
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* ProgressivelyPrettier: Isis is an unusual literary case of this. In the first book (which was co-written by Dinallo), she was more cute than beautiful, but Bob Phillips would go on to write her as more attractive in each installment, with characters comparing her to a model in ''The edge Edge of Darkness''. Some of this is probably justified, though, since she undergoes some makeovers in between, and may have been BeautifulAllAlong.
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* ProgressivelyPrettier: Isis is an unusual literary case of this. In the first book (which was co-written by Dinallo), she was more cute than beautiful, but Bob Phillips would go on to write her as more attractive in each installment, with characters comparing her to a model in ''The edge of Darkness''. Some of this is probably justified, though, since she undergoes some makeovers in between, and may have been BeautifulAllAlong.
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The ''Babylon Rising'' sequence is a Christian-themed thriller series by Tim [=LaHaye=] (of ''Literature/LeftBehind'' fame) and co-writers Bob Phillips and Greg Dinallo (who worked on the first novel only). The story follows AdventurerArchaeologist and Bible scholar Michael Murphy in his attempts to find evidence of Literature/TheBible's truth by recovering artifacts. However, the stakes grow dramatically when Murphy uncovers an AncientConspiracy, in which a global conspiracy known as "the Seven" seeks to bring TheAntichrist to power. In his attempts to thwart the Seven, Murphy is aided by the mysterious Methuselah, an eccentric billionaire HollywoodAtheist who provides him with information; Isis Proserpina [=McDonald=], an expert in ancient languages; Shari Nelson, his research assistant; and [[BadAssIsraeli ex-Mossad agent]] Levi Abrams. Working with the Seven are Talon, an assassin who trains falcons to kill for him, and CorruptCorporateExecutive media mogul Shane Barrington.
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The ''Babylon Rising'' sequence is a Christian-themed thriller series by Tim [=LaHaye=] (of ''Literature/LeftBehind'' fame) and co-writers Bob Phillips and Greg Dinallo (who worked on the first novel only). The story follows AdventurerArchaeologist and Bible scholar Michael Murphy in his attempts to find evidence of Literature/TheBible's truth by recovering artifacts. However, the stakes grow dramatically when Murphy uncovers an AncientConspiracy, in which a global conspiracy powerful secret society known as "the Seven" seeks to bring TheAntichrist to power. In his attempts to thwart the Seven, Murphy is aided by the mysterious Methuselah, an eccentric billionaire HollywoodAtheist who provides him with information; Isis Proserpina [=McDonald=], an expert in ancient languages; Shari Nelson, his research assistant; and [[BadAssIsraeli ex-Mossad agent]] Levi Abrams. Working with the Seven are Talon, an assassin who trains falcons to kill for him, and CorruptCorporateExecutive media mogul Shane Barrington.
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The series currently consists of four novels.
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The series currently consists was originally supposed to span five volumes, but was left uncompleted at the time of Dr. [=LaHaye=]'s death in 2016. The four novels.that were published are:
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The ''Babylon Rising'' sequence is a Christian-themed thriller series by Tim [=LaHaye=] (of ''Literature/LeftBehind'' fame) and co-writers Bob Phillips and Greg Dinallo (who worked on the first novel only). The story follows AdventurerArchaeologist and Bible scholar Michael Murphy in his attempts to find evidence of Literature/TheBible's truth by recovering artifacts while an evil organization known as "the Seven" seek to bring TheAntichrist to power. Michael is aided by the mysterious Methuselah, a rich evil old HollywoodAtheist who points Michael to the location of the Biblical artifacts; Isis Proserpina [=McDonald=], an expert in ancient languages who befriends Michael; Shari Nelson, Michael's research assistant; and [[BadAssIsraeli ex-Mossad agent]] Levi Abrams. Working with the Seven are Talon, an assassin who trains falcons to kill for him; and CorruptCorporateExecutive media mogul Shane Barrington.
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The ''Babylon Rising'' sequence is a Christian-themed thriller series by Tim [=LaHaye=] (of ''Literature/LeftBehind'' fame) and co-writers Bob Phillips and Greg Dinallo (who worked on the first novel only). The story follows AdventurerArchaeologist and Bible scholar Michael Murphy in his attempts to find evidence of Literature/TheBible's truth by recovering artifacts while artifacts. However, the stakes grow dramatically when Murphy uncovers an evil organization AncientConspiracy, in which a global conspiracy known as "the Seven" seek seeks to bring TheAntichrist to power. Michael In his attempts to thwart the Seven, Murphy is aided by the mysterious Methuselah, a rich evil old an eccentric billionaire HollywoodAtheist who points Michael to the location of the Biblical artifacts; provides him with information; Isis Proserpina [=McDonald=], an expert in ancient languages who befriends Michael; languages; Shari Nelson, Michael's his research assistant; and [[BadAssIsraeli ex-Mossad agent]] Levi Abrams. Working with the Seven are Talon, an assassin who trains falcons to kill for him; him, and CorruptCorporateExecutive media mogul Shane Barrington.
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A series of American Christian novels by Tim [=LaHaye=] (of ''Literature/LeftBehind'' fame) and Bob Phillips (and Greg Dinallo for the first novel only) about an AdventurerArchaeologist and expert in Bible prophecy, Michael Murphy, and his attempts to find evidence of Literature/TheBible's truth by recovering artifacts while an evil organization known as "the Seven" seek to bring TheAntichrist to power. Michael is aided by the mysterious Methuselah, a rich evil old HollywoodAtheist who points Michael to the location of the Biblical artifacts; Isis Proserpina [=McDonald=], an expert in ancient languages who befriends Michael; Shari Nelson, Michael's research assistant; and [[BadAssIsraeli ex-Mossad agent]] Levi Abrams. Working with the Seven are Talon, an assassin who trains falcons to kill for him; and CorruptCorporateExecutive media mogul Shane Barrington.
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* AmbiguouslyGay: Arthur Barrington, a sculptor with dyed hair, piercings, a fondness for leather, and no girlfriend.
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* AmbiguouslyGay: Arthur Barrington, the son of villain Shane Barrington: a sculptor with dyed hair, piercings, a fondness for leather, and no girlfriend.
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* ActionSurvivor: Isis. She is not a Hollywood-style ActionGirl who easily beats five men three times her size by any means, but competent enough by more realistic standards, and gets a number of badass moments (including shooting a villain).
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* CosmopolitanCouncil: The Seven is made up of two British men (one apparently a Roman Catholic priest), a Spanish man, a communist Chinese general, a German woman, a Romanian woman, and an Indian man. [[UnfortunateImplications How interesting that none of them are American...]]
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* CosmopolitanCouncil: The Seven is made up of two British men (one apparently a Roman Catholic priest), a Spanish man, a communist Chinese general, a German woman, a Romanian woman, and an Indian man. [[UnfortunateImplications How interesting that none of them are American...]]
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As with ''Literature/LeftBehind'', there is a [[http://heathencritique.wordpress.com/ blog]] dedicated to dissecting and criticizing the books, with a complete overview of the first book [[http://heathencritique.wordpress.com/2011/12/18/babylon-rising-complete/ here.]]
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* CommonKnowledge: The second book claims that the Ark landed on Mount Ararat, which is what many Christians believe. Actually, the Bible says that the Ark landed on the mountain''s of'' Ararat.
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* XMeetsY: Literature/LeftBehind meets Franchise/IndianaJones.
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A series of American Christian novels by Tim [=LaHaye=] (of ''Literature/LeftBehind'' fame) and Bob Phillips (and Greg Dinallo for the first novel only) about an AdventurerArchaeologist and expert in Bible prophecy, Michael Murphy, and his attempts to find evidence of Literature/TheBible's truth by recovering artifacts while an evil organization known as "the Seven" seek to bring TheAntichrist to power. Michael is aided by the mysterious Methuselah, a rich evil old HollywoodAtheist who points Michael to the location of the Biblical artefacts; artifacts; Isis Proserpina [=McDonald=], an expert in ancient languages who befriends Michael; Shari Nelson, Michael's research assistant; and [[BadAssIsraeli ex-Mossad agent]] Levi Abrams. Working with the Seven are Talon, an assassin who trains falcons to kill for him; and CorruptCorporateExecutive media mogul Shane Barrington.
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A series of American Christian novels by Tim [=LaHaye=] (of ''LeftBehind'' ''Literature/LeftBehind'' fame) and Bob Phillips (and Greg Dinallo for the first novel only) about an AdventurerArchaeologist and expert in Bible prophecy, Michael Murphy, and his attempts to find evidence of Literature/TheBible's truth by recovering artifacts while an evil organization known as "the Seven" seek to bring TheAntichrist to power. Michael is aided by the mysterious Methuselah, a rich evil old HollywoodAtheist who points Michael to the location of the Biblical artefacts; Isis Proserpina [=McDonald=], an expert in ancient languages who befriends Michael; Shari Nelson, Michael's research assistant; and [[BadAssIsraeli ex-Mossad agent]] Levi Abrams. Working with the Seven are Talon, an assassin who trains falcons to kill for him; and CorruptCorporateExecutive media mogul Shane Barrington.
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