false 606818 22 Michael Baigent, Henry Lincoln, and Richard Leigh, authors of <I>The Messianic Legacy</I>, spent over 10 years on their own kind of quest for the Holy Grail, into the secretive history of early France. What they found, researched with the tenacity and attention to detail that befits any great quest, is a tangled and intricate story of politics and faith that reads like a mystery novel. It is the story of the Knights Templar, and a behind-the-scenes society called the Prieure de Sion, and its involvement in reinstating descendants of the Merovingian bloodline into political power. Why? The authors of <I>Holy Blood, Holy Grail</I> assert that their explorations into early history ultimately reveal that Jesus may not have died on the cross, but lived to marry and father children whose bloodline continues today. The authors' point here is not to compromise or to demean Jesus, but to offer another, more complete perspective of Jesus as God's incarnation in man. The power of this secret, which has been carefully guarded for hundreds of years, has sparked much controversy. For all the sensationalism and hoopla surrounding <I>Holy Blood, Holy Grail</I> and the alternate history that it outlines, the authors are careful to keep their perspective and sense of skepticism alive in its pages, explaining carefully and clearly how they came to draw such combustible conclusions. <I>--Jodie Buller</I> 130686 book 1982 Holy Blood, Holy Grail total:1582|5:266|4:481|3:512|2:239|1:84| 1582 5352 2242 233 1 4 false false Sat Jan 01 00:00:00 -0800 1983 Fri Dec 05 14:56:05 -0800 2008 Fri Dec 05 15:03:50 -0800 2008
When I became a "real" historian, I came to realize just how much of it was hyperbolic tripe but even as a youth, I understood that 90% was speculation (to put it ki...more...]]> 2 2 false false Sun Jan 01 00:00:00 -0800 2006 Mon Mar 24 04:01:10 -0700 2008 Mon Mar 24 04:07:21 -0700 2008 1 1 false false Mon Oct 20 12:48:25 -0700 2008 Mon Oct 20 12:56:11 -0700 2008 more...]]> 3 1 false true Sat Jan 01 00:00:00 -0800 2005 Tue Apr 29 14:20:54 -0700 2008 Tue Apr 29 14:42:49 -0700 2008
I suppose that says something about my ability t...more...]]> 1 1 false false Sat Jan 01 00:00:00 -0800 2005 Fri Apr 11 12:16:22 -0700 2008 Fri Apr 11 12:22:28 -0700 2008
Only problem with all the "research"? Holy Blood, Holy Grail is at best laughable. They'll tell you something like, "Person...more...]]> 5 1 false false Sat Jan 01 00:00:00 -0800 1983 Sun Feb 17 08:52:33 -0800 2008 Fri Jul 31 06:21:04 -0700 2009 more...]]> 0 1 false false Sat Jan 01 00:00:00 -0800 2000 Sun Jun 15 13:29:42 -0700 2008 Sun Jun 15 13:36:34 -0700 2008
That part in the Dan Brown book (don't remember if it was DaVinci or Angels) where he was listing off the books...more...]]> 3 0 false false Thu Jul 09 00:33:02 -0700 2009 Thu Jul 09 10:45:43 -0700 2009 more...]]> 3 0 false true Tue Oct 07 00:00:00 -0700 2003 Fri May 22 16:11:07 -0700 2009 Fri May 22 17:16:22 -0700 2009 3 or 4 more...]]> 3 1 false false Mon May 19 00:00:00 -0700 1986 Thu Aug 07 22:29:20 -0700 2008 Thu Aug 07 22:33:28 -0700 2008
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Personally, I am fascinated with Templar myths & Templar studies; I love an...more...]]> http://www.goodreads.com/book_link/follow/8?book_id=135608