Bloodline of the Holy Grail: The Hidden Lineage of Jesus Revealed

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Summary: A thought provoking look at the historical aspect of Jesus.
Review: "WOW", was the word I most often uttered when I read this fascinating book. If you ever questioned your faith as a Christian, this book will shatter all the myths that you learned. The premise of the book is that Jesus was married (to Mary Magdalene) and fathered children. His older brother (Joseph of Aramathea)also had children and after the crucifixion(Gardner dispels the dogma that Jesus died on the Cross) settled in Britain. The book peers into the lives of the Apostles(how they came to afford walking the countryside with a rogue rabbi), the historical lives of Mary's parents, the virgin birth and the explanation of many of the miracles. He delves into the reasons why the Vatican would only permit MAry to be depicted in blue and white and Joseph as a doting and tired old man. He further uncovers the mysteries of the KNights Templar, the Holy Grail, the Rosacrucians, and the Freemasons. He finally sums through genealogical scholarship that direct descendants of Jesus and his brother, are alive today and rule as Royal families in Europe. "Wow" is what you will say as you turn each page.

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Summary: THE DESPOSYNI vindicated, Rome indicted
Review: A most special thanks goes out to Sir Laurence Gardner for making
known to the public the suppressed history of THE DESPOSYNI
which is the HOLY GRAIL who pose a threat to both the legitimacy
of Imperial Rome & the legitimacy of the Church of Rome and has
been deliberately selectively excluded from church & school. Again, Sir Laurence, thank you for making known this suppressed
history of THE DESPOSYNI/THE HOLY GRAIL. Through your research
and making public what you discovered vindicates THE DESPOSYNI/
THE HOLY GRAIL and indictes Rome. --Gregory Thompson (MacTavish)

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Summary: Definitive Text
Review: Firstly I consider this book to the definitive text on the topic of the bloodline of Jesus. Having read other books on the topic I have found them wanting either in information or clarity. The last book I read was Holy Blood Holy grail by Baigent which I found to be satisfactory but frequently annoying in its repetition of the same rhetoric. Also the information was all there but so difficult to read which takes alot of the fun out of the topic.
Gardner's book however is the ideal resource for this topic. The dogma is clearly articulated and the style of writing begs your attention. After reading, you get a clear picture of what the gnostic gospels offer and why they were omitted from cannonisation. The secrets of the templar Knights is also exposed but most importantly is the appocryphical portrayal of the true relation of Jesus with his disciples and especially Mary Magdalene with its resultant outcome. Interstingly ita lso goes in depth into the myths surrounding the crucifixion and the miracles of the historical jesus.

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Summary: Illustrated Bloodline of the Holy Grail
Review: I found this book to be a fascinating read, especially if one keeps an open mind and is not influenced by man made theology and dogma and such archaic thinking that hints of blasphemy as put forth by several earlier reviewers. In my view, what the author proposes is very plausable, especially when one thinks of the co-mingling of state and church that occured during the Council of Nicea in the 300 A.D. period. There are also other writings that reference Jesus being buried in India some years later than that of the crucifixion. The lines of thought referenced by the author (A Church of Love and A Church of Reason) are still with us today in that we have those that see the importance of Jesus for his teachings rather than as a diety. I had read Margaret Starbird's "Woman With The Alabaster Jar" earlier which also speaks to similar themes. Agan, a fascinating and enjoyable read provided you have a mind open to all possiblities, and keep your mind free of judgements made on the basis of man-made dogma, learned beliefs, and fear.

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Summary: Another angle on the possible truth
Review: Just when you thought you had read everything on the mystery of Rennes le Chateau, and were comfortable in your belief that all that was left to know was safely digested, along comes Mr Gardner with a book that widens the horizons still further.

It is so densely packed with information, the appendices alone are worth the cover price, that you feel you will never properly understand it all, but the narrative drive is compelling enough to make you want to try.

It is a must for all who follow the "Bloodline" mystery, but will be confusing to those who have not already read the Baigent, Leigh and Lincoln books.

Whether you believe the story told or not, you will have no choice but to admit, it is a wonderful story

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Summary: Don't waste your money!
Review: This books has been reviewed to death, but my 2 cents worth is that if you can get this book for 2 cents, buy it and read it as a fairy tale. Gardner claims that the Bible has only been used as a source for political propaganda. Then, he in turn, quotes from this very source (often out of context) over and over to substantiate his fairy tale. His other primary source is "Jesus The Man" by Barbara Theiring, another fairy tale writer.

While there are snippets of truth scattered throughout the book, there is a failure to establish any solid, believable premise for the main theme of the book, namely, that Jesus Christ did not die on the cross and was resurrected. Which by the way, if it was proven that this was the case and that Jesus was not the Son of God, then this book would have no value other than as a genealogical source.

The "Church" has made many mistakes over the course of history, however, that does not change the basis of God's love for mankind. Christ said that the commandment that supercedes all commandments was that we love the Lord God with all our heart and to love one another as ourselves. If we follow this commandment, the mistakes of the church nor the mistakes of authors like Garder will amount to a hill of beans in this ole world.

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Summary: A book in which truth prevails over Church outdated belief
Review: This is a unique work though, truth be told, this is nothing new. The bloodline of Jesus the Christ (31st Christ of his line as the word merely denotes 'the anointed one' and all Kings of Judea from King Saul to King Aristobulus II and finally Jesus) has been documented for centuries. Mary, Queen of Scots, lineal descendant of Baldwin II of Jerusalem (Crusader King) and a merovingien descendant, owned a book of genealogies tracing her ancestry to Christ. Moreover, the Moorish archives bear witnesses to the survival of the bloodline in Islamic Spain well into the 14th century. This aside, this book is excellent at explaining the true history of Christianity (really Churchianity) and how a self appointed Western hierarchy decided to derail an Eastern ideal and impose a creed which has been resisted up to the 1300s in Europe. It is compelling to read, is an eye opener, is burned every month by the inquisition in Turin (anything not conforming to Catholic dogma, written that is, is thrown into the dogmatic fire even at this very moment, not kidding)and is a must for those ready to liberate their mind from believing the impossible. Christians, if they were honest with themselves, will feel all the better for it. As one who attended a Jesuit education, I have been waiting for this book for over 30 years. While it might make some people nervous and will show theologians to theorise and debate in vain over a 'virgin' birth concept which, let us face it, is more fantasy than fact, or a resurrection which cannot be proved archeologically or historically, it does show an insight into Essene and early Christian history which most lay people simply are unaware of. They may have kept most people in the dark but the joke is now over. As for the Royal House of Stuart, good for them to uphold the truth. About time that somebody stood as a matter of principle.

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Summary: A fascinating jigsaw puzzle of a book...
Review: While Gardiner's theories on Jesus' life are nothing new (see Schonfield, Maccoby, etc.), he falls down on the substantiation of his own theories and geneologies. Basically this book seems to be a vehicle for the reinstatement of the House of Stuart to the throne, either of England, Scotland, or both. British history seems to have been glossed over somewhat in favour of the Stuarts, 100 years of history integral to this book seem to have been condensed to 6 pages. Sorry, but Gardiner doesn't seem to recognise the irony in lamenting the deposition of the Stuart monarchs by "undemocratic" governments and abhoring the Act of Settlement which restricts the religion of the monarch of Great Britain, but all the while supporting the reinstatement of an undemocratically elected head of state.