Templar Gold: Discovering the Ark of the Covenant [Paperback]

Patrick Byrne (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: August 15, 2001

The location of the Arc of the Covenant is a mystery that is thousands of years old. This book recounts the investigation of a secret in the south of France. As the investigation developed, it became apparent that this puzzle involved Freemasonry ... and was uncovering a grand conspiracy. THE QUESTIONS . . . Are the Knights Templar and Freemasons related? Do they still exist today? If they were the guardians of the Ark of the Covenant, where is it now? Is there anything else, apart from guarding the Ark, that these people are trying to achieve? AND THE CLUES The importance of the angle 33 Sacred geometrical squaring of a circle Nineteenth-century survey map of Jerusalem Codes hidden within the Masonic Royal Arch ritual, two Grand Officers' jewels, & the Grand Master's jewel The fascination that the Masonic ritual compilers had with the #3 The sacred symbol yodh from the ceiling of the Great Temple in the Grand Lodge "Not since Hancock's Sign & the Seal has so plausible and logical a theory been put forth involving the Templars and the Ark of the Covenant. In fact the publication of this book may well see many Hancock supporters changing their thinking, including Mr. Hancock himself." Stephen Dafoe, Grand Historian for the Sovereign Great Priory of Canada Knights Templar

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Not since Hancock's Sign & the Seal has so plausible and logical a theory been put forth -- Stephen Dafoe, Grand Historian for the Sovereign Great Priory of Canada Knights Templar

About the Author

Patrick Byrne started work as a structural engineer, moving into major civil engineering project management. Ten years ago he became chairman of a training company. At the age of 49 he took a part-time Masters' degree at De Montfort University Leicester in Human Resource Management. Patrick is still an active Freemason after thirty years. He lives in Leicestershire, England. He is married with four children and four grandchildren.

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Product Details

• Paperback: 448 pages
• Publisher: Blue Dolphin Publishing, Inc (August 15, 2001)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1577330994
• ISBN-13: 978-1577330998
• Product Dimensions: 9 x 6 x 0.9 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.3 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 2.7 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (3 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #681,382 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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5 of 6 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars RLC: another approach. A bit heavy but worth a deep reading, February 28, 2002

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Nicola Menicacci (based in Italy, working across the entire world) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Templar Gold: Discovering the Ark of the Covenant (Paperback)

I bought this book soon after I saw it on-line.
There was something which attracted my attention; I had just got Hancock's "The Sign and the Seal" Italian translation and was thinking about reading it when I found this book. The combination between the Knights Templar and the Ark of the Covenant sounded interesting to me. The book, actually, is quite interesting and confirms a statement: there is something around that area.
Many are the evidence Byrne brings in order to confirm his findings, and sometimes this bunch of prooves is a little boring. Nevertheless, it demonstrates the author's good faith and enthusiasm.
The interesting combination involving numbers, Masonic degrees and hidden treasures reaches a very high intellectual level, demonstrating how these Knights mastered the art of using numbers, locating places and code messages.
The history of the Knights Templar has definetely a hidden face, and this book, as John J. Robinson did in his marvellous "Born in Blood", on one side confirms the connection between them and Freemasonry.
The only risk the reader may run is not to finish the book, considering the many facts Byrne provides. Those who know a lot about Rennes le Château may also think Byrne insists a little too much on his conclusions and really descharges Andrews and Schellenberger's final conclusions - as well as others - a little too easily, but in the very end the great interest about Rennes le Château is that all theories lead more or less to the same place with different conclusions. Byrne is no exception. Pointing to the same site Andrews and Schellenberger reached, it is only the "treasure" which is different.
Last but not least, Byrne is an active Freemasonry; thus, from that point of view, he knows more than others.

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

1.0 out of 5 stars utter rubbish, July 21, 2006

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C. Brookes (Aalten, Achterhoek Netherlands) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Templar Gold: Discovering the Ark of the Covenant (Paperback)

Having read a lot of conspiracy theories over the last few years I can say without a doubt that this is probably one of the worst books I have ever read. Whilst some books create tenuous links supported by few actual facts, this author invents facts all on his own and then presents them as empirical research. I have no doubt that Mr Byrne has had an interesting time researching this book, and (as others have mentioned) there are some items of historical note presented in a highly readable way, this book should be taken no more seriously than Dan Brown - and has about as much a basis in fact as the aforementioned authors own books.

In short, if this was sold as a work of fiction then it would be reasonably entertaining, as a conspiracy theory book it borders on lunacy, and considering it as a work of research should result in someone being incarcerated.

1 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars speculation, November 8, 2001

By A Customer

This review is from: Templar Gold: Discovering the Ark of the Covenant (Paperback)

The chapters on Templar history were the best I have ever found.
Very good stuff. Beyond that ... well, let's say the author may
be the very paragon of speculative Masonry.