The Templars and the Ark of the Covenant: The Discovery of the Treasure of Solomon

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The Templars and the Ark of the Covenant: The Discovery of the Treasure of Solomon

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Offers compelling evidence that the Knights Templar may have taken the Ark of the Covenant to the British Isles• Presents scientific evidence affirming the powers attributed to the Ark

• Traces the Ark and the Stones of Fire from Jerusalem to Jordan and finally to central England, where the Knights Templar hid them in the 14th century

According to legend the Ark of the Coven...more

Paperback, 256 pages

Published September 13th 2004 by Bear & Company

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Dec 23, 2012 Kevin Lucia rated it 4 of 5 stars

Good stuff - pretty engaging, thought-provoking, gave me lots of ideas. Now, on to write...

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Sep 25, 2012 Wingedbeaver rated it 3 of 5 stars

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I picked this book up at a time, years ago, when I was enthralled by the idea of the Templars and the many secrets that have followed them through the ages. Although many of those secrets are more conspiracy then truth, I find the stories of the Templars endlessly intriguing and can’t help but wonder what the truth is behind many of the tales. Books like Holy Blood, Holy Grail left me with a huge thirst for more stories about this mysterious group of soldiers for God. Unfortunately, this book h...more I picked this book up at a time, years ago, when I was enthralled by the idea of the Templars and the many secrets that have followed them through the ages. Although many of those secrets are more conspiracy then truth, I find the stories of the Templars endlessly intriguing and can’t help but wonder what the truth is behind many of the tales. Books like Holy Blood, Holy Grail left me with a huge thirst for more stories about this mysterious group of soldiers for God. Unfortunately, this book has very little to do with the history of the Templars or any secrets they may have carried with them. Although the Ark of the Covenant comes second in the title, this book deals solely with the author’s quest to find the illusive relic of Old Testament lore.
The book is very much split into two parts. The first is a study of the Old Testament and what may have actually happened that the authors confused for acts of God, and a search for the Ark of the Covenant and the real site of Mount Sini. The second is the description of a treasure hunt in England for what may be actual relics from the Ark. It is only in this second part that we get a mention of the Templars and as much as their history leads Phillips to the hunt, it is really only a few pages that contain any real tales of the Templars. Most of the hunt is led by clues from a more modern English man who seems to have found the relics first, yet nobody believed him so he hid them again.
Just because the book has a misleading title doesn’t mean it lacked interesting subject matter. Graham Phillips has spelled out a wonderful breakdown of Old Testament stories and what may have really happened. His theories on the Plagues of Egypt are incredible interesting and plausible and his search for Mount Sini is nothing short of exciting. His arguments are easy to follow and well constructed. I don’t have enough of a background in ancient history to say that there is validity to his findings, but one can’t help but find them interesting none the less. The hunt for the relics is exciting in its own way, with some of the events of the hunt mystifying.
Though the book lacks much of a satisfying conclusion, and as I stated earlier, has an extremely misleading title, it was still a very enjoyable read. With any of these types of books it’s hard to know how valid the research is, but that really doesn’t take away from their fun. Even as theories the ideas brought up are crazy interesting and highly enjoyable. If you’re interested at all in ancient history, this is an easy and interesting read that opens up tons of questions and hours of thought.(less)

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Jan 10, 2010 Zuzana rated it 3 of 5 stars

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I read this in Slovak. The translation was horrendous and the editing wasn't the best, either, but once I got through a few chapters and tried to ignore those things it got more interesting. I liked that he asked himself questions before coming to conclusions, and the way he writes allows the reader to decide whether they agree with the author or not.

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Jan 23, 2013 Sharon rated it 4 of 5 stars

I love reading Graham Phillips. This book was an exciting journey through history, archeology, and England. I really enjoyed this non-fiction book.

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Sep 23, 2011 Doris Pearson rated it 5 of 5 stars

This was a very interesting read.

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Apr 15, 2011 Juliana Salgado rated it 1 of 5 stars

No es tan bueno como esperaba, lo termine de leer más por compromiso de acabarlo que por el interés que despertó. Es un libro que pudo ser mejor peor no lo es, se nota el afán del escritor por darle un final.

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