Robin Griffith-Jones is Master of the Temple Church in London, England
Robin Griffith-Jones is Master of the Temple Church in London, England. He has worked with Mother Teresas sisters in Calcutta, as a chaplain at Oxford, and has appeared in TV specials produced by ABC, CNN, NBC, and the BBC. His other books include The Four Witnesses and The Gospel according to Paul. This book, as much as it might like to convince you prior to your purchase that it is a fair and balanced look at the facts of The Da Vinci Code, is anything but. It presents nothing that has not already been hashed and re-hashed by those Christians who oppose the plotlines of Dan Brown's book, so don't pick up this book thinking otherwise.
Author Robin Griffith-Jones, the Master of the Temple, lives at the hub of this excitement. As Master of the Temple Church in London, one of the main sites of the book and the historic spiritual home of the Knights Templar, "The Da Vinci Code," soon to be a major motion picture, continues to fascinate both conspiracy theorists "and" regular people the world. Author Robin Griffith-Jones, the Master of the Temple, lives at the hub of this excitement.
The Da Vinci Code, soon to be a major motion picture, continues to fascinate both conspiracy theorists and regular people the world over
The Da Vinci Code, soon to be a major motion picture, continues to fascinate both conspiracy theorists and regular people the world over. Griffith-Jones discusses Brown’s understanding of history and Christianity, exploring how much of his version is true, how much is plausible, and how much is fanciful. A literate insider’s introduction, The Da Vinci Code and the Secrets of the Temple is perfect for anyone looking to unlock the ancient secrets of Dan Brown’s runaway best-seller.
Robin Griffith-Jones FSA (born 1956) is a Church of England priest, Master of the Temple in London and a lecturer at King's College, London. Griffith-Jones was educated at Westminster School and New College, Oxford, before working at Christie's for some years. He is a fellow of the Society of Antiquaries of London. In 1999, Griffith-Jones was appointed Master of the Temple in London, the title given to the senior cleric of the Temple Church.
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Robin Griffith-Jones. The Temple Church in London, the historic spiritual home of the Knights Templar, and the final resting place of crusading knights, features large in Dan Brown's 'Da Vinci Code'. Every Friday, the Master of the Temple Church, Robin Griffith Jones gives a talk to up to 200 tourists on the Da Vinci trail.
The Da Vinci Code, soon to be a major motion picture, continues to fascinate both conspiracy theorists and regular people the world over. As Master of the Temple Church in London, one of the main sites of the book and the historic spiritual home of the Knights Templar, Griffith-Jones has given hundreds of talks to the throngs of tourists following the Da Vinci trail.
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Robin Griffith-Jones is the Reverend and Valiant Master of the Temple at the Temple Church, and a Senior . Robin admits wryly that his little book on The Da Vinci Code has sold more copies than will ever be sold of all his other books together!
Robin Griffith-Jones is the Reverend and Valiant Master of the Temple at the Temple Church, and a Senior Lecturer in Theology at King’s College London. His chief care is for those who work or live in the Temple, the services of the Church, and its roles in the life of the Temple, London and the nation through the 850 years of its history to the present day. Robin worked at the auctioneers Christies on leaving Oxford in 1978. Robin admits wryly that his little book on The Da Vinci Code has sold more copies than will ever be sold of all his other books together! The Temple Church is famous as ‘the mother-church of the Common Law’.
The Da Vinci Code, soon to be a major motion picture, continues to fascinate both conspiracy theorists and regular people the world over. Author Robin Griffith-Jones, the Master of the Temple, lives at the hub of this excitement.
As Master of the Temple Church in London, one of the main sites of the book and the historic spiritual home of the Knights Templar, Griffith-Jones has given hundreds of talks to the throngs of tourists following the Da Vinci trail. An expert on the Knights Templar as well as a biblical scholar, he has distilled his research into this first-rate treatment. The Da Vinci Code and the Secrets of the Temple covers all the main elements of Dan Brownâ?s book the Priory of Sion, Opus Dei, the Knights Templar, Leonardoâ?s Last Supper, Mary Magdalene, and more. Griffith-Jones discusses Brownâ?s understanding of history and Christianity, exploring how much of his version is true, how much is plausible, and how much is fanciful.
A literate insiderâ?s introduction, The Da Vinci Code and the Secrets of the Temple is perfect for anyone looking to unlock the ancient secrets of Dan Brownâ?s runaway best-seller.