{"product_id":"knights-templar-encyclopedia-9781564149268","title":"Knights Templar Encyclopedia","description":"Before heaven and earth and with all of you here as my witnesses....I declare, \u003cbr\u003eand I must declare, that the Order is innocent. Its purity and saintliness is \u003cbr\u003ebeyond question.\u003cbr\u003e --from the final recorded statement by Jacques de Molay, the last Templar \u003cbr\u003eGrand Master, on March 18, 1314, before he was led to the stake. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eWho were the medieval Knights Templar? \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eHow is their name connected to Solomon's Temple in Jerusalem? \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eWhat does their red cross symbolize? \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eWhy were they suddenly arrested on Friday, October 13, 1307? \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eWhat unusual relics or Grail did they harbor? \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eToday, as never before, interest in the Knights Templar is growing exponentially especially since The Da Vinci Code. But who were these powerful knights of the \u003cbr\u003eCrusades? What is fact and what is fiction And how did they become the \u003cbr\u003ewealthiest multinational corporation in the medieval West A first of its kind, Knights Templar Encyclopedia presents in convenien, readable, A-to-Z format, the fascinating history behind the most famous military \u003cbr\u003ereligious order of the Crusades--the Knights Templar. Written by leading \u003cbr\u003eTemplar authority and medieval historian Dr. Karen Ralls, this authoritative \u003cbr\u003esourcebook of hundreds of entries features a wealth of information on the key \u003cbr\u003eTemplar people, places, events, symbols, organization, daily life, beliefs, \u003cbr\u003eeconomic empire, trial, and more. \u003cbr\u003eThe product of more than a decade of meticulous, scholarly research, this \u003cbr\u003eindispensable resource is for the general reader and specialist alike--for \u003cbr\u003eanyone, in fact, who is interested in the history and legacy of the powerful \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eKnights Templar (1119-1312). \u003cbr\u003eKnights Templar Encyclopedia includes photos and illustrations, an extensive \u003cbr\u003ebibliography, a historical time line, and a list of major European Templar sites.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e New Page Books\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 04\/15\/2007\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781564149268\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 301\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.09lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.88h x 6.22w x 0.74d","brand":"Karen Ralls Phd","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":36659915456668,"sku":"9781564149268","price":18.69,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0473\/0804\/6492\/products\/img_ec1346e9-8e15-47b0-a25a-c2d20094b92c.jpg?v=1603895690","url":"https:\/\/pastforward.org\/products\/knights-templar-encyclopedia-9781564149268","provider":"Past Forward","version":"1.0","type":"link"}