Holy Blood, Holy Grail

By: Michael Baigent, Richard Leigh, Henry Lincoln

Narrated by: Simon Prebble

Length: 9 hrs and 36 mins

Publisher's summary

Is the traditional, accepted view of the life of Christ in some way incomplete?

Is it possible Christ did not die on the cross?

Is it possible Jesus was married, a father, and that his bloodline still exists?

Is it possible that parchments found in the South of France a century ago reveal one of the best-kept secrets of Christendom?

Is it possible that these parchments contain the very heart of the mystery of the Holy Grail?

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.

©1982, 1983 Michael Baigent, Richard Leigh, and Henry Lincoln (P)2006 Random House, Inc. Random House Audio, a division of Random House, Inc.

Critic reviews

"Has all the elements of an international thriller." (Newsweek)
"Enough to seriously challenge many traditional Christian beliefs, if not alter them." (Los Angeles Times Book Review)

Great exploration of alternative Christian history

Great exploration of alternative Christian history covering early Christian views on Jesus, who he was and his bloodline.

I can register to this several times over

The gold standard in the historical evidence of the basis of Jesus and Mary Magdalene's marriage and flight from Isreal. Builds the case for the blood-line of Jesus that became part of the great monarchy's of Europe.

Great book

This book sat in my wishlist for a long time. I wish I would have listened earlier. It helped demistify and explain alot of things for me like the Templars, the grail, Jesus as King through the house of Benjamin, Godfrey Dubolian, the crusades, the priory of scion, the crucifixion, Elite Jesus Blood Line.

Not a good book if you have preconceived assumptions about the Jewish or Christian religions and History, and refuse to look at your long held beliefs with an open unbiased mind.

Great Book! Great abridgment and narration.

This book is chiefly about research into documents deposited in the National Library of Paris from the 1950's-1970's detailing the existence of a Secret Society known as the Priory of Sion which has orchestrated major events in world history, preserved mystical secrets of immense power, and counted among its Grand Masters some of the most important figures in Western culture.

The research extends to the grand claim that Priory serves also as guardian over the bloodline of Jesus Christ who may not have died on the cross but rather survived to bear children with the Magdalene.

The authors piece together the information in the documents using erudite scholarship combined with brazen sprees of speculation. And the existence of Priory itself has by now been written off as an elaborately orchestrated hoax.

Yet there still exist historical mysteries that made the hoax possible in the first place. These indicate not only secret machinations behind some of the most significant events in world history, but unknown sources of immense wealth and power accessible to the story's key players that cannot be ignored regardless of the Priory's existence or non-existence.

This book also formed the historical or mythological framework behind the plot of The Da Vinci Code.

Entertaining but don't take it too seriously

Even the authors admit this is simply a story about a process of discovery. The discovery itself is still questionable but how they came to their conclusions was a interesting journey. If you care more about the destination rather than the journey to get there, this book is not for you.

Perfection.

This has now become the book to be used as bridge to further my personal historical knowledge. Astonishing book and captivating narrator. Thank you, so very much.

a good read but keep an open mind

seems well researched . has what looks to me like lots of historical references names dates and places and even reasonable answers to why the authors slash researchers came to their conclusion for certain motives and why things are covered up or brought to light.

Interesting

Do I believe it all — no. But it is quite interesting and raises a lot of questions.

a life changing work

For any student of the western esoteric tradition this is a transformative and near initiatory work. The performance of the book is also top notch. can't recommend enough.

He who knows one book...

knows but little....

This was insightful and connected the dots to other things I have read in regards to other historical events long past gone....