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Holy Blood, Holy Grail.


Holy Blood, Holy Grail

Michael Baigent, Richard Leigh & Henry Lincoln.

Delacorte Press

1 Dag Hammarskjold Plaza; New York New York, state, United States
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ISBN ISBN
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International Standard Book Number


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ISBN n abbr (= International Standard Book Number) → ISBN m 
: 0440036623 $24.95; 387 pp. plus 77 pp. appendices & Index.

There are, living among us, lineal That which comes in a line, particularly a direct line, as from parent to child or grandparent to grandchild.


LINEAL. That which comes in a line. Lineal consanguinity is that which subsists between persons, one of whom is descended in a direct line from the other.
 direct descendants of Jesus of Nazareth. These descendants carry the genetic markers of the prophet Jesus and his wife Mary Magadalene. The authors claim the early church slandered Mary Magdalene (who was not a prostitute) in order to foster the asceticism asceticism (əsĕt`ĭsĭzəm), rejection of bodily pleasures through sustained self-denial and self-mortification, with the objective of strengthening spiritual life.  of Jesus.

Further, the authors propose that Mary traveled to southern France to protect her child, Sarah. Direct descendants of Sarah were the progenitors of the royal bloodline blood·line
n.
The direct line of descent; a pedigree.
 of Franch kings. The authors also propose the Knights Templar brought Solomon's treasure to France and (perhaps) hid it in a mine in southern France.

The authors also propose that the Priory de Sion has protected the bloodline and the bones of Mary Magdalene down through the centuries. Holy Blood, Holy Grail is a reference work used by Dan Brown in writing his novel The DaVinci Code, If you have an interest in the hidden obscure history of the Priory de Sion then this book is a comfortable entry into the mystery.

Marty Duncan, Reviewer

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