Post by pretender_gurl on Jan 18, 2004 15:20:44 GMT -5
I haven't read this book - only heard things about it - so if someone has read it and can verify any of this info, please go for it.
In IOTH, Jarod asks Brother Clote if it's true that the Vepasians are an offshoot of the Knights of Templar. This order really existed and was formed at the end of the crusades to protect the religious pilgrims on their journeys. The order was destroyed in 1314 with the execution of their Grand Master, James de Molay (though there are arguments that the Knights still exist.
The Knights of Templar have been linked to the Freemasons of Scotland - especially a church in Edinburgh. There, they were linked to the Priory of Sion - a secret society assigned to the protection of the Holy Grail. There is also evidence that the Priory of Sion was also privy to the information of the descendants of Jesus. According to scholars, Jesus and Mary Magdalene had an affair that resulted in children. There are people alive today that are the descendants of this affair and have been closely guarded. There are documents telling of this conspiracy.
So, it could be inferred that these documents - the Da Vinci codes - are the scrolls from IOTH and Jarod - as "the chosen" - could be a descendant of Jesus. And the "offshoot of the Knights of Templar" could be the Priory of Sion under the guise of the Vespasions.
Personally, I hope this is not where the writers were headed with the whole scrolls thing. The only time religion came into the show was when Raines was doing his "born again" charade. I just thought it was kind of interesting stuff.
Emily
In IOTH, Jarod asks Brother Clote if it's true that the Vepasians are an offshoot of the Knights of Templar. This order really existed and was formed at the end of the crusades to protect the religious pilgrims on their journeys. The order was destroyed in 1314 with the execution of their Grand Master, James de Molay (though there are arguments that the Knights still exist.
The Knights of Templar have been linked to the Freemasons of Scotland - especially a church in Edinburgh. There, they were linked to the Priory of Sion - a secret society assigned to the protection of the Holy Grail. There is also evidence that the Priory of Sion was also privy to the information of the descendants of Jesus. According to scholars, Jesus and Mary Magdalene had an affair that resulted in children. There are people alive today that are the descendants of this affair and have been closely guarded. There are documents telling of this conspiracy.
So, it could be inferred that these documents - the Da Vinci codes - are the scrolls from IOTH and Jarod - as "the chosen" - could be a descendant of Jesus. And the "offshoot of the Knights of Templar" could be the Priory of Sion under the guise of the Vespasions.
Personally, I hope this is not where the writers were headed with the whole scrolls thing. The only time religion came into the show was when Raines was doing his "born again" charade. I just thought it was kind of interesting stuff.
Emily