Lynn Picknett, Clive Prince: The Templar Revelation. Secret Guardians of the True Identity of Christ

"In this remarkable achievement of historical detective work that explains the mysterious background of the #1 New York Times best¬seller The Da Vinci Code, authors Lynn Picknett and Clive Prince delve deep into the mysterious worlds of the Freemasons, the Cathars, the Knights Templar, and the occult to discover the truth behind an under¬ground religion with roots in the first century that survives even today.
In their chronicle of the fascinating quest for truth through time and space, the authors present an astonishing new view of the real motives and character of the Christian Church recently made known to a wide audience through The Da Vinci Code, including
• The actual historical—and revelatory—role of Mary Magdalene who was not a prostitute, as is commonly believed, but the wife of Jesus
• The shocking idea that John the Baptist was a rival of Jesus who founded a substantial movement that continues to exist today
• The existence of a secret society called the Priory of Sion that continues to preserve these ancient secrets of the early Christian Church
The Templar Revelation discloses all this and much more, telling the story of a secret history preserved through the centuries but encoded in works of art that will dazzle the reader and shed new light on the foundation of the Christian Church."