Holy Blood, Holy Grail by Henry Lincoln, Michael Baigent, Richard Leigh (1983, Paperback, Reissue)

I am surprised that this book did not shake the foundations of christianity more then it did. The later chapters about the real life of jesus, not the made up stories the religions use to make more money. I would have thought that this would have been as big as the fictional book that came out from this book-The Da Vinci code. If you really want to learn the real history of that time, not the fables, read this book, and learn the real truth.

The authors Michael Baigent, Henry Lincoln, and Richard Leigh spent ten years on the trail of this documetary/mystery of The Holy Grail. Their research leads them to secret societies such as the Prieure de Sion and The Knights Templar all having mysterious links to an early French Royal family. The book is a little dry and slow in some parts but they do evetually come to the big conclusion that Jesus and Mary Magdalene may have had children together and that these children may have been early French Royalty. However for all the wild publicity this book got, it is not sensational. The authors are themselves skepticcal of their findings.

Very Thought provoking! What is the truth? What is faith? Do you know what lies beneath your family tree? How much is the Grail worth? Do you blindly worship a great story or follow unasailable truth? For over 1000 years secrets have been hidden from you. Do they affect you. You should hear what these folks have found and what they think it means. You can't choose if you havn't heard the choices! I also recomend the follow up volume; "The Messianic Legacy"

If you're one of the fans of Dan Brown's novel and, like me, need to delve more into the history of the story, this book is one of the works to begin with, there are others but this book is quite complete and very informative, entertaining and again, if you're like me, and you want to know more about the history behind this alternative view of Christianity and the possible repurcussions it could have on the beliefs of modern Christians, this is the book to have, I consider it somewhat of a prequel to The DaVinci Code, as I said earlier, there are other works on the same subject, but, in my opinion this is the book with the most source material in Brown's novel, and its very entertaining and thought provoking in it's own right.

Although I have just started to read this book, I love the detail and history in it. I find it a believable account of their discovery.

what a wonderful book, I will read and re-read time after time as this brought a lot of knowlege that I wouldn't have had otherwise. Thank you so very much. THis was well worth my $. these with the Divinci Code are great to have together.

Confirms much of my other research into this area. Well documented (almost to a point of tedium); not light reading.

This book is a must-have for any history buff or biblical scholar. The authors' exhaustive and superb research has resulted in the best book ever written on this subject, bar none.

Great smooth transaction...the product was in perfect condition. Just like buying it at the store (but at a much better price for a college student).

I was purchasing 2 of these books on behalf of my son; who reimbursed me. One was for himself and the other for his father-in-law. One person sent the book very promptly and was very curtious and left feedback. However, the other person that was paid for the book; never did send the book or feedback and with the dispute I filed I have yet to be reimbursed for it. I love e-bay; for the most part people are honest and thoughtful. It is the few that are out there that have no sense of honesty or business that tends to make people hesitate to buy. I just want to let you know that I have not stopped buying and hope to be selling soon. I am not out there to get rich. LOL I just want to share some things that I have with others so that they can enjoy shopping with someone that does intend to be honest and will answer their questions when they have one. May the Great Spirit always be with you and yours!