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Originally posted by PVDenraptured has everybody in the world but me read this?

yea, u suck.

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Originally posted by DJ_Lord yea, u suck.

so does reading

Read "Angels and Demons" before the "Davinci Code", so I came with high expectations, since the hype was so great.

I loved Angels and Demons. Davinci Code was.... ok. Angels and Demons was definitely much better, in terms of suspence.

I also read "deception point" - that was complete and utter crap! Stay away.

The only hting I can say about Dan Brown's books is they are very-movie-screen-oriented. Much like Crichton - all are PG13 with sometimes predictable scenes and everything falling into place.

The ending of "Angels and Demons" was really goofy, especially the chopper part (u'll get it when u read it). Otherwise - great read.

BTW, all u who are following the Vatican Conclave should grab that book now, as it deals very closely with the the selection of pope and other crap. Seriously, a very timely read.

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Originally posted by PVDenraptured has everybody in the world but me read this?

I haven't - but I've personally studied the actual history of what's covered in the book.

If anyone is curious about the history (not the pseudo-history or pure entertainment value), do some research on the Crusade's - particularly the Albigensian Crusade (which lasted 30 years ), the siege of Montsegur, St. Bernard of Clairvaux, [1] and the The Poor Knights of Christ and the Temple of Solomon (Knights Templar) as well as the Knights Hospitaller's (think of Red Cross )


Dante's Divine Comedy, Boccaccio's Decameron, and Wolfram von Eschenbach's Parzival are some of the earliest works delving into the lives and times of the early Crusader's. While Dante's work is an allegorical epic, it takes place in the afterlife - where he meets the Crusaders in heaven and the Saracens in either hell or purgatory (limbo). In all truth, it's difficult to separate fact from fiction in any of these, given our limited knowledge of the actual TRUTH.

http://www.mystae.com/restricted/st...is/wolfram.html

Also of interest:
Rennes-le-Château, Scotland's Rosslyn Chapel,

the Knights of Malta, [1] (and later the Knights of Rhodes)




I could go on and on and on and on... but I will be kind and spare you all.

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There was a heathen named Flegetanis who was highly renowned for his acquirements. This same physicus was descended from Solomon, begotten of Isrealitish kin all the way down from ancient times...He wrote of the marvels of the Grail. Flegetanis, who worshipped a calf as though it were his god, was a heathen by his father....With his own eyes the heathen Flegetanis saw - and he spoke of it reverentially - hidden secrets in the constellations. He declared there was a thing called the Grail, whose name he read in the stars without more ad[?]. 'A troop [of Angels] left it on earth and then rose high above the stars, as if their innocence drew them back again'." - Wolfram von Eschenbach, Parzival

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yeshua

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Originally posted the siege of Montsegur

http://www.russianbooks.org/montsegur.htm