Holy Blood, Holy Grail

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Summary: An INVESTIGATION, not supositions like others claim
Review: Perhaps just coincidence, maybe truth. The deal with this book is that is an investigation based on the believe that Jesus didn't die in the cross and his blood line still survives. It presents facts, you can buy them or not, but you cannot disapprove it with an internet "research"!. The book is actually persuasive, but that doesnt proves that it's wrong (the bible is persuasive too, and the faith of more than one religion is based on it). You should read it with an open mind, and knowing for a fact that the history is made by those who have the power, and not always its truth.

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Summary: Interesting...but not well-reasoned...
Review: Holy Blood, Holy Grail takes a fascinating subject matter to, ultimately, an unsatisfying conclusion. A more interesting and spiritually significant treatment of this subject can be found in Margaret Starbird's The Woman with the Alabaster Jar.

Holy Blood, Holy Grail explores the purported relationship between the Priory of Sion, the Knights Templar, the Freemasons, the Plantagenets, the Hapsburgs, and their links to the bloodline of Jesus. The long and the short of it is that Jesus may have married Mary Magdalene, and fathered a child or children with her whose bloodlines are perpetuated in various European royal families, including the Plantagenets, the Hapsburgs and others.

The secrets of this bloodline and the true story of Jesus' life and death are allegedly guarded by a secret organization known as the Priory of Sion, which reportedly has held historic ties to the Knights Templar, the Rosicrucians and the Freemasons. Leaders of the Priory of Sion are alleged to have included Leonardo da Vinci and, more recently, Jean Cocteau. The Priory reportedly wishes to reorganize the continent of Europe under the rule of Christ's descendants and to depose the Catholic Church in the process. The alleged intent is to restore a unified Europe under the most royal of bloodlines.

All of this is fascinating, but only the credulous will take Holy Blood, Holy Grail at face value. The authors have a tendency to discard evidence which discredits their theories, and to selectively present those interpretations that bolster their position. Thus, Holy Blood, Holy Grail is ultimately unpersuasive and a less-than-satisfying read.

There is, however, an unexpected dividend from this book: it inadvertently explains the persistence of some of the conspiracy theories that appear to have regularly inspired various right-wing crackpots and anti-Semites over the centuries. The Priory's supposed tolerance for religions that do not believe in the divinity of Christ, combined with its reputed power, are a seeming explanation for the persistent belief in a powerful secret cabal of international power brokers, bankers and Jews intent on world domination.

Did Christ leave descendants? Are the secrets of Christ's lineage kept by the Priory of Sion? And is the Priory intent on reunifying Europe under the rule of Jesus' descendants? Fascinating questions, but Holy Blood, Holy Grail is hardly a balanced look at the subject. On the other hand, the book should be required reading for anyone seeking to understand the origins of a variety of conspiracy theories.

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Summary: Horrible!!!Psuedo Cool People Will Love This Piece!!
Review: This book is horrible. If you are a reader with any kind of intelligence, you will not enjoy this book. I would rather read an encyclopedia from cover to cover. What do these authors base their facts on. I think Jesus was a woman. Oh my gosh, did I just say that, let's write a book about it because it might be true.