| Description |
xii, 513 pages : illustrations (some color), maps ; 24 cm |
| Contents |
1. The Parchments -- 2. The Cipher Code -- 3. The Guardian Spirit -- 4. Ancient Signs and Secrets -- 5. The Priest and the Paintings -- 6. 'X Marks the Spot' -- 7. Mount Cardou -- 8. Three Errant Priests -- 9. The Poussin Enigma -- 10. Through the Parchments and Beyond -- 11. Fresh Clues and Further Confirmation -- 12. The Grave on the Rose Line -- 13. The Knights Templar and the Place of the Skull -- 14. Et in Arcadia Ego -- 15. One Errant Academic -- 16. The Secret and its Guardians -- 17. The Bones of the Prophet -- 18. In the Name of Jesus -- 19. The Rose Cross: its Rebirth and Benefactors -- 20. The Ultimate Hiding-Place |
| Summary |
It began as an attempt to solve an intriguing historical puzzle. But years of painstaking research revealed something more: the exact geographical location of Christ's tomb, in southern France. In The Tomb of God, Richard Andrews and Paul Schellenberger take you along step-by-step as they track down the most closely guarded secret of the last two millennia. Their starting point is Rennes-le-Chateau, a small village in France's Languedoc region that is at the center of legends about a fabulous treasure - the Ark of the Covenant, according to some; the Holy Grail, according to others. Late last century, a village priest discovered encrypted parchments secreted in the altar of the local church. What these parchments mean - and how they relate to the fabled treasure - has long been the subject of scholarly debate. But now Andrews and Schellenberger provide the answers - and in the process uncover Christianity's secret history |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 490-498) and index |
| Subject |
Jesus Christ -- Burial -- Miscellanea.
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Occultism -- France -- Rennes-le-Château.
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| SUBJECT |
Rennes-le-Château (France) http://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/n81118412 -- Miscellanea. http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh99001944
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| Author |
Schellenberger, Paul, 1944-
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| LC no. |
96077941 |
| ISBN |
0316042757 |
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