The tomb of God : the body of Jesus and the solution to a 2000-year-old mystery / Richard Andrews and Paul Schellenberger.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Andrews, Richard, 1953-

Contributor:

Schellenberger, Paul, 1944-

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Jesus Christ--Burial--Miscellanea.

Jesus Christ.

Burial.

Miscellanea.

Burial of Jesus Christ.

Rennes-le-Château (France)--History--Miscellanea.

Rennes-le-Château (France).

Geometry--Miscellanea.

Geometry.

Genre:

Trivia and miscellanea.

Physical Description:

xii, 513 pages : illustrations (some color), maps ; 24 cm

Edition:

First North American edition.

Place of Publication:

Boston : Little, Brown, [1996]

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.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (pages 490-498) and index.

ISBN:

0316042757

OCLC:

35901261