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152 | Frank G. Bosman and Archibald L.  H.  M. van Wieringen www.jrfm.eu 2021, 7/1, 145–171 The Mission “The Atonement” The player cannot interact with the book in-game other than in two scripted events, which are part of two main missions: “The Atonement” and “False Prophet”.11 The first one takes place in the Lamb of God Church in the west of Hope County. The deputy is lured to the church by John Seed to save Pastor Je- rome Jeffries from harm. On entering the church, the deputy is knocked down by a cultist. When awoken, the deputy is confronted with John and a couple of cultists holding Mary May, Nick Rye, Jerome Jeffries, and the deputy himself at gunpoint. John forces Jerome to oversee a religious ceremony swearing Mary, Nick, and the deputy into the cult, including an oath taken on The Book of Joseph and the violent mutilation of the new recruits’ bodies. John Seed slams the Bible Jerome is holding out of his hands and replac- es it with a (grey) copy of The Book of Joseph. John forces Jerome to oversee Nick Rye taking the oath on The Book of Joseph. When Jerome hesitates, he is knocked down by one of the Peggies (the cult members of Project at Eden’s Gate) standing next to John. In the turmoil, Jerome manages to switch The Book of Joseph for the Bible he was holding earlier, which contains a secret 11 See www.youtube.com/watch?v=svpbsQT9BK4 and www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZmeAgoJhBwg respectively. Fig. 6: Pastor Jerome is forced to use The Book of Joseph.