Bloodline

[Konstantin]

Anybody seen this site?

Anyone in the US seen the film? I'm really interested in seeing it, I hope it comes over here soon.

Personally I think this sort of research needs to astound to be markettable, but there is a fair amount of material and supporting evidence. Hard to rule out deliberate fraud/misinformation always, but IMO still a fascinating subject.

http://www.bloodline-themovie.com/

[becka123]

From a brief look at the site it looks interesting but while they say it isn't I can't help but have some feelings that its just kinda stepping of the back of the Da Vinci Code. It does seem like one worth checking out though, most likely on the net as if there are any UK releases planned would be mostly in small cinemas.

[james79]

I was really hoping this would be a thread about the hardcore band from New Jersey.

I quite enjoyed the Da Vinci Code so I'd watch it if it came out over here.

[XkillerX]

I was really hoping this would be a thread about the hardcore band from New Jersey.

you can say that again
"He’s all skin and bones. Looking just like a stick, ..."

[Konstantin]

From a brief look at the site it looks interesting but while they say it isn't I can't help but have some feelings that its just kinda stepping of the back of the Da Vinci Code. It does seem like one worth checking out though, most likely on the net as if there are any UK releases planned would be mostly in small cinemas.

I can see the comparisons with the Da Vinci code but it's more a case of sharing sources than a direct rip off. The whole belief in the Jesus bloodline and survival of the crucifixion goes back a long way, there was an influential book written in 1948 (The Passover Plot).

I'm really hoping to see this film because it's a fascinating area of research. What makes it all difficult is the polarised views. Christians often see it as blasphemous and offensive, others see it as fun poking fun at the church and sensationalist to expose a shocking truth.

Personally I see it as interesting, the biblical story has been distorted in common culture. There's little proof even including the New Testament that the crucifixion was both involving Jesus and fatal, and the whole story borrows heavily from pre-existing beliefs (Mithra etc.). I'm optimistic that this will be a good bit of research.

[emm7]

I read the Da Vinci code and thought it was a great page-turner! I literally couldn't put it down because it's very well plotted. (Characters are a bit cardboardy but that's par for the course with the fast-moving thriller genre that's not literary fiction ---- didn't get in the way of my enjoying the book)
I saw the film but didn't like the film as much as the book.

I got curious about the topic (the idea that the Church have been economical with the truth about Jesus, Mary Magdelene etc. in the process of developing their brand of Christianity) so I got a copy of 'The Authentic Gospel of Jesus' by Geza Vermes and have recently started reading it ---- Vermes argues that Jesus was human (not divine) and didn't know he was going to be crucified ----- very interesting book -----

Also Vermes discusses a lot of interesting quotes showing how Jesus was a spiritual genius (eg. he was to spirituality what Einstein was to physics), also a firebrand and got mad and lost his temper and got grumpy when he was hungry like everyone else. He was a charismatic speaker and exaggerated things for added effect, also he believed that the end of the world was just round the corner which gave him an incredible drive / sense of urgency (and his followers too) ... however after he died and the end of the world didn't materialise his followers were at a bit of a loose end as to what to do next ......
Also a lot of the Gospels aren't accurate and have stuff inserted into them for political reasons (for the benefit of the early Church), Vermes explains this in his book too.

Authentic Gospel of Jesus

By Geza Vermes
Price: £ 8.99

Who was the real Jesus? What was the original message of the charismatic Jewish healer and moralist who changed the world? Renowned Biblical scholar Geza Vermes distils a lifetime’s knowledge to examine every saying attributed to Jesus, scraping aside millennia of Christian tradition and writing to return to the true teachings of the man behind the Messiah.

The Guardian did a book review of it which is here
http://books.guardian.co.uk/review/stor ... 71,00.html

[Konstantin]

I may try that book. I'd recommend Laurence Gardner's book 'Bloodline of the Holy Grail'. I couldn't put that book down! The books by Robert Knight and Chris Lomas are good, the first was 'The Hiram Key'.

I agree with that interpretation, there's very little evidence of divinity, even including the Gospels. There was a 'countdown' to the Messiah, the Jews were awaiting him, so he was easily slotted into the mold. Also there was the absorption of the sun cults and previous Gods. They make the story we all get told about. Fascinating stuff.