Eliette Abécassis was born in 1969, teaches philosophy and has specialised in the study of the Dead Sea Scrolls. She has also written The Qumran Mystery, The Treasure of the Temple, The Gold and the Ashes and My Father. Nominated for the 'Grand Prix du roman de l'Académie Française' and the 'Prix Femina', Sacred was awarded the 'Prix des écrivains croyants'.