The Hiram Key - Pharaohs, Freemasons and The Discovery of the Secret Scrolls of Jesus [Import] [Paperback]

Christopher Knight & Robert Loman (Author)

Product Details

• Paperback: 496 pages
• Publisher: Arrow Books; New Ed edition (1997)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0099699419
• ISBN-13: 978-0099699415
• Product Dimensions: 4.3 x 1.1 x 7 inches
• Shipping Weight: 11.4 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 4.7 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (3 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #3,040,868 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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16 of 17 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars A fascinating new insight into the history of the Freemasons, August 7, 2002

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Tim Acheson (Hertfordshire, UK) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: The Hiram Key - Pharaohs, Freemasons and The Discovery of the Secret Scrolls of Jesus (Paperback)

This is one of the great key-stone books of the popular history/religion genre.

The Hiram Key combines an interesting review of the history with some compelling theories, fascinating new ideas, and informed speculation.

The book is essentially a review of the mysterious history of freemasonry in the light of information from ancient Egypt and Christian scripture. A revised version of historical events is proposed, and some intriguing solutions offered to some unanswered questions.

The authors argue their points so confidently that the less sceptical reader might be convinced by everything they read. The purpose of this text is to present a new theory, rather than consider the opposing arguments. The reader should explore other sources for additional evidence to balance the author's arguments.

I strongly recommend this book to anyone interested in secret societies, history, or religion - especially freemasonry, ancient Egypt, Christianity, or the knights templar.

You'll enjoy reading this fascinating book and perhaps learn a little bit of history too.

8 of 8 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Fascinating, Provocative, Evocative, April 23, 2004

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Kari L. Black "neurophoenix" (Keswick, Ontario Canada) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: The Hiram Key - Pharaohs, Freemasons and The Discovery of the Secret Scrolls of Jesus (Paperback)

I knew nothing of Freemasonry before reading this book; I can't even remember what prompted me to read it in the first place. But no matter, because it is a fascinating piece of archaeological mystery writing. The authors seek to discover the origin of masonic ritual; and along the way the reader learns about the birth of middle eastern civilization with the Sumerians, the nature of king-making in ancient Egypt, the origin of the Jewish people, a very alternative (and provocative) description of the nature of Jesus's ministry, and the construction of what has become Christianity by the earliest Roman Christians. This book does not seem to be meant to promote freemasonry, so you won't be pummeled with masonic text. The function of the masonic text and ritual in this book is to tie together aspects of mid-eastern history and archaeology (and relevant portions of Celtic British Isles history) in a unique way.

2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Freemanson History, September 3, 2007

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KnottyFella (Phoenix, AZ USA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: The Hiram Key (Paperback)

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I have known Masons most of my life and never thought to ask about the organization. As a secret society there was nothing they could have told me without violating their oaths. So, I never asked.

This book seems to lay-bare the history of the Freemasons and their ties to the Knights Templar. The most intriguing part of this book for me was the twentieth century discoveries in Egypt that proved (to some) that centuries of belief, customs and tradition are based on fact.

An interesting read.