The Messianic Legacy
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Holy Blood, Holy Grail rocked the very foundations of Christianity. Now four more years of research have uncovered shocking material — and its earthshaking consequences.• What extraordinary meaning lies behind Jesus' title — "King of the Jews"?• Was there more than one Christ?• Who really constituted Jesus' following — and what were the real identities of Simon Peter and Judas Iscariot?• Who now has the ancient treasure of the Temple of Jerusalem?• What is the true source of today's Christian "Fundamentalism"?• What links the Vatican, the CIA, the KGB, the Mafia, Freemasonry, and the Knights Templar?• What is the stunning goal of the European secret society that traces its lineage back to Christ and the House of David?The Messianic Legacy. Here is the book that reveals the answers to these intriguing, potentially explosive questions. Utilizing the same meticulous research that catapulted their first book onto the best seller lists, the authors again bring an enlighteneing message of truth — and urgent importance — to Christians and non-Christians the world over. Publishers Weekly The trio of authors of The Holy Blood and the Holy Grail (1982), which traced a Merovingian bloodline for Jesus, continue their inquiry into the origins of Christianity in this sequel. With zeal they search many contexts for the Jesus of history, rather than the Christ of faith, and begin by discounting the Gospels as reliable historical documents. From material culled from many disciplines, they arrive at a speculative, controversial image of Jesus greatly at variance with received Christian tradition. As in the earlier book, the authors rely heavily on the mysterious Prieure de Sion, alleged custodian of the Holy Grail. The inquiry presented here is an interesting melange of the factual and the imagined, of centuries-connected clues and serendipitous happenings involving such disparate offices as the CIA, the Vatican and the Mafia, among many. Those who believe in global conspiracies will enjoy the intrigue; others may be rightfully bemused. Photos. (October)
AcknowledgmentsxIntroductionxiPart 1The Messiah1Scholarship and Public Understanding12Jesus as King of Israel243Constantine as Messiah364Jesus as Freedom-fighter485The Zadokite Movement of Qumran576The Formation of Christianity697The Brothers of Jesus918The Survival of Nazarean Teaching1029The Last Days125Part 2The Quest for Meaning10The Activation of Symbol13311The Loss of Faith13712Substitute Faiths: Soviet Russia and Nazi Germany14513The Post-War Crisis and Social Desperation16314Trust and Power16915The Artist as Priest, the King as Symbol18716Towards an Embrace of Armageddon202Part 3The Cabal17Fragments in the Post22718The British Connection24219The Anonymous Tracts27020The Elusive 'American Contingent'28521The Vista Widens30222Resistance, Chivalry and the United States of Europe31223The Return of De Gaulle32724Secret Powers behind Covert Groups343Epilogue365Bibliography376Notes and References386Index411
