Product Description

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.

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #229752 in Books
• Published on: 1989-05-01
• Released on: 1989-05-01
• Original language: English
• Number of items: 1
• Binding: Mass Market Paperback
• 448 pages

From 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contexts for the Jesus of history, rather than the Christ of faith, and begin by discounting the Gospels as reliable historical documents.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.
Copyright 1987 Reed Business Information, Inc.

From Library Journal
This sequel to Holy Blood, Holy Grail ( LJ 1/15/82) continues the authors' investigation of the French Cabal, the Prieure de Sion. It is divided into three sections: (1) the concept of Messiahship in the thought of Jesus and his contemporaries, (2) the relevance of the concept today, and (3) the current activities of the Prieure. The three sections are related briefly in the epilogue: the Prierue, it is claimed, can provide a leader (Messiah) of the kind the world wants and needs. As with the previous volume, this one suffers from unsound generalizations, unfounded assumptions, and questionable handling of scholarly research. However, since some who read Holy Blood will be interested in the sequel, it is recommended, with reservations, for larger public libraries. Craig W. Beard, Harding Univ. Lib., Searcy, Ark.
Copyright 1987 Reed Business Information, Inc.

Inside Flap Copy
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.

Customer Reviews

HBHG was much better than Messianic Legacy
I enjoyed HBHG which traced the Merovingian bloodline. However, Messianic Legacy was a bit of a let-down after HBHG. The authors attempt to search for the historical Jesus rather than the Gospel-inspired son-of-God version of Jesus. The obviously arrive at a version that is significantly at odds with the Church. So far so good (in fact, Part One which deals with this is very well written and is written using many sources that have been used in another fiction novel that I recently read, The Rozabal Line). The problem is that the Prieure de Sion is a joke. And hence it become difficult to digest part three of this book. My personal opinion: Read HBHG but not necessarily this book.

Tres historias
Aunque el subtítulo del libro dice ¿hubo mas de un Cristo? en realidad sobre este punto se escriben pocas páginas.

En realidad estamos hablando de tres libros tan independientes entre sí que pueden leerse en cualquier orden. El primero de estos libros es para mi el mas interesante y habla sobre la historia del Cristianismo hasta aproximadamente el Concilio de Nicea. Se expresan los conceptos y significados de por ejemplo lo que era un mesias. Se describe la formación del cristianismo por Pablo y como se fue apartando inexorablemente de las enseñanzas reales para formar una religión mas políticamente correcta que pudo subsistir y crecer a la sombra y el apoyo del imperio romano de los últimos tiempos, es algo así como la verdadera historia de la religión cristiana (apostólica y romana)

El segundo libro expone la necesidad humana desde siempre de tener símbolos, rituales, mitos y arquetipos y como sobre esta necesidad se han desarrollado no solo religiones sino gobiernos como los de Mussolini o Hitler.

Finalmente, el tercer libro desarrolla la historia de lo que sucedió luego de la aparición en el mercado del libro anterior de los autores. Esta historia está inconclusa y finalmente no se desvela el misterio que los mismos autores plantean sobre quién está detras de todo, aunque se puede inferir a la luz de sus exposiciones.

Por todo es un libro para lo que son libros, para contar una historia, entretener, ilustrar un punto de vista.

An Interesting Sequel
I purchased this book with some trepidation, why? Well I wondered whether the authors really needed to write this book, particularly as they had just republished The Holy Blood and The Holy Grail, or were they simply riding the crest of the wave of publicity surrounding the court case brought by themselves against Da Vinci Code author Dan Brown.

In fact this book does have new facts to compliment their previous efforts and new investigations into the society of the `Prieure de Sion' The Guardians of the Holy Grail. They also delve into the world of politics, Freemasonry and religion.

If you say it sincerely and with conviction you can make a lot of people believe a lot of things. I am not saying that the book is not factually accurate, only that it is down to the individual to put their own interpretation on to the facts that are placed before them. The thing about books like this is that if you do not read them you cannot form an opinion one way or the other.