The Magdalene Legacy
- 作者
- 出版社 Harper Element
- 出版时间 2010年4月
- ISBN 9780007200856
- 定价 134.30
内容简介
FromthebestsellingauthorofBloodlineoftheHolyGrailcomesanexplosivehistoricaldetectivestory.EssentialreadingforallfansofDanBrown'snovels,GardnerpresentssecretarchivesonthetrueidentityofMaryMagdalene,thehiddenlineageofJesusandMary,andthe2,000-year-oldconspiracythatformsthebasisofChristianityitself.LaurenceGardner'simpeccableresearchtakesusonanexcitingdetectivetrailtopiecetogetherthetrue,controversialsignificanceoftheMagdalene.MaryMagdaleneisdescribedintheNewTestamentasJesus'closecompanionandawomanthatheloved.Andyet,theChurchteachesthatshewasaprostitutewho,atsomestage,becamerepentant.Whythediscrepancybetweenscriptureanddogma?WhydoesMaryappealsoromanticallytoartists,whohavepaintedherthroughoutthecenturiesassomethingmuchmoresignificantthantheChurchtraditionallyportrays?WhatisthesecretofMaryMagdaleneandhowmuchdowereallyknowaboutherrelationshipwithJesus?Weretheymarried?Didtheyhavechildren,andifso,whomakesupthemessianiclineage?Thebookincludesexclusiveinsightsinto:theDaVinciconnection:TherealmeaningbehindLeonardodaVinci'spaintingsandwhytheRenaissanceChurchcensoredportrayalsoftheMagdalene-thesacredmarriageofJesusandMary-thetruthabouttheenigmaticTemplarsocietycalledThePrioryofSionandtheundergroundstreamthatprotectedthesacredheritageofthemessianicdescendants-thetruthbehindtheKnightsTemplarwhotheywereandwhattheirrolewas-thehiddengospeloftheMagdalene,excludedfromtheNewTestamentcanon-MaryMagdalenegoddessorprostitute?HerlifeandexileinFrance-theforbiddentomb:thesecretrestingplaceofMaryMagdalene.
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