by Michael Baigent, Richard Leigh, Henry Lincoln · 1983
ISBN: 0440136482 9780440136484
Category: History / Europe / General
Page count: 489
<b>Is the traditional, accepted view of the life of Christ in some way incomplete?</b><br> <br> • Is it possible Christ did not die on the cross?<br> • Is it possible Jesus was married, a father, and that his bloodline still exists?<br> • Is it possible that parchments found in the South of France a century ago reveal one of the best-kept secrets of Christendom?<br> • Is it possible that these parchments contain the very heart of the mystery of the Holy Grail?<br> <br> According to the authors of this extraordinarily provocative, meticulously researched book, not only are these things possible — they are probably true! so revolutionary, so original, so convincing, that the most faithful Christians will be moved; here is the book that has sparked worldwide controversey.<br> <br> "Enough to seriously challenge many traditional Christian beliefs, if not alter them."<br> — <i>Los Angeles Times Book Review</i><br> <br> "Like <i>Chariots of the Gods?</i>...the plot has all the elements of an international thriller."<br> — <i>Newsweek</i>