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Search - The Tomb of God: The Body of Jesus and the Solution to a 2,000-Year-Old Mystery

The Tomb of God The Body of Jesus and the Solution to a 2000YearOld Mystery
Author: Richard Andrews, Paul Schellenberger

It began as an intriguing piece of puzzle-solving -- and ended with the discovery of the greatest secret of all. — Dissatisfied with the explanations of previous researchers, Richard Andrews and Paul Schellenberger applied mathematical logic to the enduring mystery of Rennes-le-Chateau and the "treasure" alleged to be buried there. They... more » were sceptical. They assumed the enigma would wither under such scrutiny. It did not.

The quest began with an investigation into the activities of a group of nineteenth-century priests who had become embroiled in the legend. These priests had grown rich because of their involvement, and had resolutely maintained the anonymity of their paymasters, but in 1993 an extraordinary clue came to light which suggested the priests were engaged in activities markedly at odds with traditional Roman Catholic pastimes. Tentatively the trail was pursued. As the search progressed, a series of paintings was unearthed which incorporated a cryptic, obscure geometry; a set of interrelating shapes with a very direct link to the priests' habitat and spiritual role. Through the centuries an astonishing pattern emerged -- a web of concealment on maps, in fine art, on tombstones -- which defied coincidence and pointed to one very specific location.

Richard Andrews and Paul Schellenberger have combined their knowledge of archaeology, theology, geometry and surveying with plain common sense to produce a revolutionary account of the truth behind the most controversial of burials. Tackling one of the most hotly-debated questions in Christianity today, The Tomb of God moves from the shady half-world of dubious documents to the incontrovertible evidence of a celebrated painting by Poussin which, until now, millions have puzzled over but none has adequately explained. The authors also applied linguistic reasoning to the enigmatic phrase 'Et in Arcadia ego', and found not an allusion to a pastoral idyll, as commonly thought, but a revelation of mind-blowing import.

At the end of their long research, and having piled evidence on evidence, Richard Andrews and Paul Schellenberger ultimately picked up traces of long-suppressed knowledge, a strand of Christianity which had not only known the nature of the cache, but had made it a central pillar of its teaching. And as they investigated further they found that this "alternative" religion, based on individual responsibility rather than blind faith, possessed enormous potential for the late twentieth century.

The Tomb of God investigates the real religious stance of the guardians of the Secret, and asks why people went to such lengths to keep the truth so far underground. As the nature of the treasure becomes apparent, the question answers itself: the knowledge is dangerous, alarming, the greatest of heresies.

ISBN-13: 9780316879972
ISBN-10: 0316879975
Publication Date: 8/20/1996
Pages: 513
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Publisher: Little Brown Company
Book Type: Unknown Binding
Other Versions: Hardcover
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Nonfiction >> Current Events >> Conspiracy Theories
Christian Books & Bibles >> Jesus >> Historical Jesus

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