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Article: Holy Blood, Holy Grail.(Brief Article)(Book Review)
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Holy Blood, Holy Grail
Michael Baigent, Richard Leigh & Henry Lincoln.
Delacorte Press
1 Dag Hammarskjold Plaza; New York, NY 10017
ISBN: 0440036623 $24.95; 387 pp. plus 77 pp. appendices & Index.
There are, living among us, lineal direct descendants of Jesus of Nazareth. These descendants carry the genetic markers of the prophet Jesus and his wife Mary Magadalene. The authors claim the early church slandered Mary Magdalene (who was not a prostitute) in order to foster the asceticism of Jesus.
Further, the authors propose that Mary traveled to southern France to protect her child, Sarah. Direct ...