THE MARIAN CONSPIRACY

This is a very informative book about the politics and history, surrounding the birth of Jesus Christ, and his family. The book tries to reconcile the myth and science between the Virgin Birth. Very thought provoking.

This is without doubt the best book I have read about the Virgin Mary. It is an historical investigation, rather than a religious book. It is easy to read and well backed up by archaeological research.

There has been a great deal written recently about the life and times of Christ. The whole thing having been started by the success of The Da Vinci Code. Most of it, however, has left me just about as confused as I could hope to be. This book, though, I have found a great and easy to understand guide to the history of early Christianity. Whether or not Mary was buried in Britain as the author believes, I am not sure. All the same, this is a really exciting investigation into one of the Bible's many unsolved mysteries.

I have recently become a fan of Mr. Phillip's books, and this book is no exception to why that may be. The Marian Conspiracy is a `unique and fresh' perspective on a story that we all think we know so well. Again he takes the reader on a journey of self-discovery, laying out theory after theory that we can accept or not; but those insights are certainly one to deeply consider on the level of one's belief. We so readily accept our faith without question, but it is ever more interesting to view the human side of the reality it may hold. I highly recommend this book for any reader, for it brings the symbolisms of religion to life.

Mariam is the real name of 'Mary' in the time of Yeshua (Jesus.) Mary Magdalene for instance was really Mariam of Magdala.