The Last Templar by Raymond KhouryMy rating: 4 of 5 stars
The enigma of religious truths. The who said what when and where that have shaped our world so that nations wage war upon each other to further their greed and domination in the world. There was some profound thought that went into the development of this book.
The mystery of the crusading Templars who were whipped out by Pope Clement V and King Philip IV for power and money. Sound familiar? It should; money is the root of the most heinous of crimes against humanity to date. Parts of the book are based on scientific fact, while others are just wild speculation on a history without a solid foundation on which to stand. Can faith be explained away by mere scientific fact? I think not, faith is intangible but has a proven track record that it does or can heal. Mind over matter. In this book, the author used two main chapters to explain through a scientific professors mind why the people of the earth should be enlightened to the facts surrounding Jesus, the man. He uses references to the discovery of what is known today as the "Nag Hammadi Library" found in Egypt in 1945 that have caused some to question individual teaching in the New Testament that was written 40 years after the death of Christ.
While author Raymond Khoury takes us on an action-packed ride from NYC to the Mediterranean seas in search of a secret that could destroy the Catholic Church or in the very least shake the faith of billions of believers in Jesus Christ to its very foundations. Is the church still sanctioning murder as a means to an end? Will the Catholic FBI agent and the headstrong, beautiful anthropologist solve the mystery? This was a great read that has me asking many more questions about my faith in myself and mankind.
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