The Book of the Holy Grail [Paperback]

Joseph of Arimathea (Author), J. R. Ploughman (Translator), Joseph of Arimathea (Author), Thomas Jefferson (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: August 3, 1999

This book is the most anticipated publishing event in human history. Written down from angelic inspiration in A.D. 54 by Joseph of Arimathea, the earthly father of Jesus, The Book of the Holy Grail has been an unpublished manuscript for 1945 years. Revealed only in shattered pieces by an outlawed royal lineage protected by the world's most successful conspiracy, its secrets have influenced all of modern human history, from the rise of Christianity to the founding of the United States.

It reveals the origins of the universe, the sources of good and evil, and the purpose of human life. Its authenticity can be validated mathematically in American English, independent of its original language or historical documents.

It was first translated into English by Thomas Jefferson author of the Declaration of Independence, and himself a Grand Master, the Strict Observance -- Knights Templar, The United Orders of the American Rite.

This is the Bible of Gnostic Christianity, the original source for the legends of the Holy Grail, of Freemasonry, even of the Mormon Church. Its text contains the most attacked and suppressed alternative gospel of the life of Jesus. It disputes the accounts in the traditionally accepted gospels regarding what Jesus' mission was on Earth, what Jesus taught, and how Jesus died.

It has been waiting for the turn of the third millennium, and authority from prophecies made 146 years ago, for it finally to be published.

Forget The Passover Plot, The Gnostic Gospels, The Celestine Prophecy, or Conversations With God. If you're looking for the New Age book which was planned for publication before time itself began, you've been waiting for The Book of the HolyGrail.

Whatever you believe, it is time that this book surfaces into the public consciousness, so it can finally stand alongside the other great books of human faith and human history.

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From the Back Cover

This book is the most anticipated publishing event in human history. Written down from angelic inspiration in A.D. 54 by Joseph of Arimathea, the earthly father of Jesus, The Book of the Holy Grail has been an unpublished manuscript for 1,945 years. Revealed only in shattered pieces by an outlawed royal lineage protected by the world's most successful conspiracy, its secrets have influenced all of modern human history, from the rise of Christianity to the founding of the United States. It reveals the origins of the universe, the sources of good and evil, and the purpose of human life. Its authenticity can be validated mathematically in American English, independent of its original language or historical documents.It was first translated into English by Thomas Jefferson, author of the Declaration of Independence, and himself a Grand Master, the Strict Observance--Knights Templar, The United Orders of the American Rite. This is the Bible of Gnostic Christianity, the original source for the legends of the Holy Grail, of Freemasonry, even of the Mormon Church. Its text contains the most attacked and suppressed alternative gospel of the life of Jesus. It disputes the accounts in the traditionally accepted gospels regarding what Jesus' mission was on Earth, what Jesus taught, and how Jesus died.It has been waiting for the turn of the third millennium, and authority from prophecies made 146 years ago, for it finally to be published. Forget The Passover Plot, The Gnostic Gospels, The Celestine Prophecy, or Conversations With God. If you're looking for the New Age book which was planned for publication before time itself began, you've been waiting for The Book of the Holy Grail. Whatever you believe, it is time that this book surfaces into the public consciousness, so it can finally stand alongside the other great books of human faith and human history.

About the Author

Joseph of Arimathea, author of The Book of the Holy Grail, was the father of Jeshua ben Jusef, commonly known as Jesus. He was a High priest of the Melchezedek priesthood. When Jeshua was conceived, the Great Architect of the Universe came into Joseph, and Yse came into Mary, his wife. Thus, Jeshua was born of the bloodline of God and man. Joseph of Arimathea was visited by the Neutral Angels and given the Grail Doctrine in the year 54 A.D. He wrote The Book of the Holy Grail for the High Priesthood and his descendants.

J.R. Ploughman, author of Keys to the Quest, by right of inheritance and lineage, is a very private person, being the current Patriarch of the Merovingian Gnostic Church, Order of the Holy Grail, and the current Grand Master of the Strict Observance--Knights Templar/Illuminati, The United Orders of the American Rite. He is married to a Grail Princess and has two sons, Edward 16 and Reginald 11 months. J.R. has been a writer and publisher of rare esoteric books since 1975. He is a staunch libertarian and defender of First and Second Amendment rights. He has written, published and edited many traditional magickal books as well as penned some Discordian/ Erisian texts of bombastic humor. His current and most engrossing project is his band, Cat Chaser Conspiracy, a blend of punk, goth, and babydoll music.

Thomas Jefferson, the original translator of The Book of the Holy Grail into English, was born April 13, 1743, in Virginia, which he called home for most of his life, serving as its governor and authoring its Declaration of Rights. Jefferson was also the primary author of the American Declaration of Independence in 1776. Thomas Jefferson served as governor of Virginia, a congressman, minister to France, secretary of state, and the third President of the United States. In addition to his political career, he was a lawyer, a classical scholar and linguist, a musician, a farmer and horticulturist, an inventor, and an architect, as well as having been Grand Master of the Strict Observance--Knights Templar, The United Orders of the American Rite. In addition to his translation of The Book of the Holy Grail, Jefferson also edited his own version of the traditional Judeo-Christian Bible from textual sources in several languages. One of Thomas Jefferson's most famous statements, inscribed on the Jefferson Memorial in Washington D.C., is, I have sworn upon the altar of God eternal hostility against every form of tyranny over the mind of man. He died July 4, 1826, the 50-year anniversary of the Declaration of Independence.

Henry Mercer (Henri Mercier) was a Grand Master of the United orders of the American Rite, Strict Observance 1787. In 1853 he Americanized the Thomas Jefferson translation of The Book of the Holy Grail for the Chosen peoples, speaking the Chosen language (American English) in the Chosen Land (the United States of America). He was a Patriarch of the Merovingian Gnostic Church, Order of the Holy Grail.

Product Details

• Paperback: 242 pages
• Publisher: Pulpless.Com, Inc.; 1 edition (August 3, 1999)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1584451653
• ISBN-13: 978-1584451655
• Product Dimensions: 8.8 x 5.9 x 0.7 inches
• Shipping Weight: 12.8 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 2.4 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (9 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #2,121,423 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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22 of 26 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Hard to believe but fascinating anyway, January 15, 2000

By A Customer

This review is from: The Book of the Holy Grail (Paperback)

I found this book by doing a search on Thomas Jefferson, and when I read the description of the book I went, "Right, as if." I think I've seen every possible conspiracy theory somewhere on the web, so the idea that there could be an unpublished manuscript by Joseph of Arimathea which was translated by, of all people, Thomas Jefferson, seemed simply ridiculous on the face of it. But ever since I read Holy Blood, Holy Grail, I've been addicted to reading just about every book that has to do with the idea that there was a secret bloodline originating with Jesus, and I couldn't stand not reading this one. To my surprise, I found it fascinating. The idea that Joseph of Arimathea is Jesus' father is, in itself, remarkable. It explains the legends of Joseph taking the young Jesus to Glastonbury, which wouldn't be possible if Joseph of Arimathea was just another of Jesus' disciples. I also love the metaphysics, the idea that the reason our world is so screwed up is that the imperfections were deliberately put in to give us something to struggle against--a self-improvement therapy on a universal scale--the earth as an enormous Role Playing Game, and we're all gods who are playing the game. Fits in perfectly with the whole Matrix concept. And, what other book says that God was married to Goddess, and we are their sons and daughters? Much less sexist than the traditional Judeo-Christian creation myth where all comes from a patriarchal God. This book is hard going and it doesn't surprise me that some of the other readers get turned off by the historical claims, but once you get past that, this is a wonderful book of wisdom. Considering that there isn't any more scientific proof for the authenticity of the gospels than is offered for this one, maybe that's enough.

13 of 15 people found the following review helpful:

1.0 out of 5 stars THIS IS FICTION!!! - Jefferson translation not historical., March 31, 2004

By A Customer

This review is from: The Book of the Holy Grail (Paperback)

A cheap way to try to add credibility to a work of fiction - Jefferson did translate the Bible from the original Greek to an English version known as the "Jefferson Bible".

Thomas Jefferson wrote in a letter to William Canby, "Of all the systems of morality, ancient or modern, which have come under my observation, none appear to me so pure as that of Jesus." He described his own compilation to Charles Thomson as "a paradigma of his doctrines, made by cutting the texts out of the book and arranging them on the pages of a blank book, in a certain order of time or subject. A more beautiful or precious morsel of ethics I have never seen." He told John Adams that he was rescuing the Philosophy of Jesus and the "pure principles which he taught," from the "artificial vestments in which they have been muffled by priests, who have travestied them into various forms as instruments of riches and power for themselves."

The work that Jefferson translated has nothing to do with "The Book of the Holy Grail" sometimes referred to as the fictional "Merovingian Bible". The contemporary authors of this fictional work are trying to confuse readers with a cheap trick. There is no historical evidence that Jefferson was ever associated with the order of the Holy Grail. And no historical writings even reference such.

This would be fun fiction or even interesting theory if it were presented as such, however, the shameless trickery associated with this fictional work has made it an utter atrocity and an insult to human intelligence - DON'T WASTE YOUR TIME LIKE I DID!!!!!

20 of 25 people found the following review helpful:

1.0 out of 5 stars Totally Unbelievable....Really!, December 10, 1999

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This review is from: The Book of the Holy Grail (Paperback)

As a student of the subject of the "Holy Grail" or rather, "Royal Blood", I am hungry for any information regarding the subject. This book is just bad. It's poorly written, and is void of any usefull information. I think it's mostly made up. The author sites no original sources and there is no bibliograhy, resources, or anything which would lead me to belive this book is anything but total fantasy. Save your money.