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Knights Templar, the Poor Fellow - Soldiers of Chr*st and of the Temple of Solomon, was maybe the most famous of the Christian military orders. It was created in the aftermath of the First Crusade of 1096. Armed with daggers, swords and shields, members of the Order played a key part in many battles of the Crusades. This was possible because they were both monks and soldiers, making them one of the earliest warrior monks in the Western world. The Order's infrastructure innovated many techniques that are the foundation of modern banking. Being almost millennium ahead of their time the Order gained wealth and power throughout Europe during two centuries in the Middle Ages. In 1307 King Philip IV of France had French Knights Templars arrested and burned at the stake. The speed of their disappearance has led to several Knights Templar legends.
Treasure hunting is a hobby that can pay for itself - and even if you don't find that too-well buried treasure, the adventures and history tours you do never go away. Read of the amazing treasure hoards unearthed:
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Gospel of Judas
Who wrote the Gospel of Judas?
The Gospel of Judas was found in the late 1970s in a cave near El-Minya, Egypt. This self-proclaimed gospel consists of 13 pages of a 66-page codex containing other writings yet to be published. After extensive tests of the papyrus, the manuscript dates to the third century AD. It was written in ancient Coptic and, like the Nag Hammadi Library, was a translation from Greek. The teachings of Gnosticism are clearly present: classic spirit/body dualism, salvation by secret knowledge, and the belief that the material world is evil. The early church tells us the gospel of Judas was written by a Gnostic sect called the Cainites. (chickashanews)
Not so secret gospels - Secret Gospel of Judas
Once the dusty preserve of theologians and historians, the success of the Da Vinci code has turned an ancient religious document into a major publishing event. When the antiquities dealer bought an ancient papyrus book in April 2000 containing the Secret Gospel of Judas, he could not even find a buyer. What we do know is that the Gospel of Judas was condemned in 180AD by Irenaus the Bishop of Lyons. So it existed by then and had made its way from Egypt to Gaul. (bbc)