Author Michael Baigent made waves in 1982 when he published his first book Holy Blood, Holy Grail with Richard Leigh and Henry Lincoln.
Later fictionalized into The Da Vinci Code by Dan Brown, the book explores the theory that Jesus and Mary Magdalene were married and produced a bloodline. Baigent continued this line of inquiry, and in 2006 he published The Jesus Papers: Exposing the Greatest Cover-Up in History.
The Jesus Papers suggests that Jesus survived the
crucifixion, a difficult -- if not impossible -- premise for the Christian
world to accept. In this interview, Baigent discusses the evidence he has
brought to bear in support of his hypotheses. Join us for a controversial look
at the life -- and death -- of the central figure of the Christian faith.
William Henry interviews Michael Baigent. Michael Baigent
is an author and speculative historian who co-wrote (with Richard Leigh) a
number of books that question mainstream perceptions of history and many
commonly-held versions of the life of Jesus. He is best known for co-writing
the book The Holy Blood and the Holy Grail.
William Henry is an investigative mythologist and author of
ten books on ancient mythology and neo-archaeology with a Stargate twist. By
applying the latest theories in science and consciousness to ancient myths of
the gates of the illumined gods, including Sumerian, Egyptian and Holy Grail
gateway myths, he hopes to uncover the secrets of the guarded, by such groups
as the Illuminati. His latest book, Oracle of the Illuminati, states that we
are on the verge of rediscovering the sacred science of creating peace on
Earth.
*original post Jul 8, 2008
