The Hiram Key

Mind, Body & Soul Ezine Book Review: The Hiram Key - Pharaohs, Freemasons and the Discovery of the Secret Scrolls of Jesus by Christopher Knight and Robert Lomas 

Written in an easily understandable style with a summary every few pages. This book of discovery and expose took six years of research and unravels the story of Jesus and the earliest Jerusalem church. Were  there initiations practised by early Christians that were similar to Freemasonry initiations? Could these initiations originated in Egypt?  Did the early Christians have connections to other religious groups such as those mentioned in the Dead Sea Scrolls? There are secrets of Freemasonry initiations and their possible connections to Gnostics and Templars. Parallels between Mithras, Attis, Indra, Adonis, Dionysius and others. And revelations of the origins of the Hiram Abiff story. 

The lost story of Jesus is described. Was he from a town called Nazareth, or was he a Nazorean, a word meaning 'fish'? Was he the Messiah? What do the apocryphal Gnostic books state? Who was Jesus Barabbas? Was Jesus a rebel who was an Essene of the Qumran Community and what power had they in the Jerusalem Church? What is special about the white robe? What is the association with the rebuilding of Solomon's Temple, the Essenes, the Knights Templar and Freemasonry?  

 

Did Jesus have brothers and sisters? Who were his true successors and why were so many successors of this hereditary monarchy from the royal bloodline of David murdered? What is the real truth behind St Paul’s ministry? What is the significance of Ya'cov? What was King Constantine and his mother Helena, up to? Who are the Mandeans? What is important about the star called Merica? What are theMandean secrets (grips, handshakes. silent prayers, righteousness ethics, etc.)? 

How is Rosslyn Chapel associated with the Knights Templar and Freemasonry? Was Rosslyn Chapel built as a reconstructed scale model of Solomon’s Temple? When the Founding Knights Templar dug on Temple Mount in Jerusalem in twelfth century, did they discover treasure relating to the first temple? Was Rosslyn Chapel built to house these treasures in the vault? 

Rosslyn Chapel is dedicated to St Matthew and could relate to a very early Jesus sect, possibly Nazorians, Qumranian and Mandeans. The Templars unearthed information of a star called Mercia and sailed west to find it. They called this land America and settled there in 1307. Rosslyn’s cactus and maize show the visit to America before the days of Columbus. 

Such an outstanding research and a joy to read! Secrecy, oppression, origins and more! Recommended.

Review by Wendy Stokes   https://wendystokes.co.uk