The Tomb of God

The Tomb of God [1] is a speculative non-fiction book by Richard Andrews and Paul Schellenberger, which charted as a number one bestseller. It claimed that the body of Jesus Christ was buried on Mt Pech Cardou by Rennes-le-Château through tracing map references within the parchments described in the book Holy Blood, Holy Grail.[2]

The book became the focus of a BBC 2 Timewatch documentary "The History of a Mystery" shown in September 1996, whereby the authors faced difficult questions over their theories.[3]

References

  1. ^ Richard Andrews, Paul Schellenberger,The Tomb of God: The Body of Jesus and The Solution To A 2000-year-old Mystery (London: Little, Brown, 1996 ISBN 0316879975).
  2. ^ The Tomb of God, pages 423-424: "There can be no doubt that a secret location has been identified which logic and sheer weight of evidence has led us to believe is a place of concealment for an object of extraordinary value. More than three years of exhaustive research has enabled us to reach the conclusion that the 'treasure of Rennes' is not of intrinsic worth - it is not the legendary treasure of the Temple of Jerusalem, coins or ancient jewellry." In the 'Afterword' to their book, the authors state on page 427: "We had come to the conclusion that Mount Cardou is the last resting-place of the remains of Jesus Christ, God on earth; it is, in fact, the Tomb of God."
  3. ^ Lynne Truss, Demolishing an absolutely fabulous theory (The Times, 18 September, 1996)