# Holy Blood, Holy Grail

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/holy-blood-holy-grail/148909>\
**Category:** Cafe Society\
**Created:** [January 16, 2003, 3:39am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/holy-blood-holy-grail/148909 "2003-01-16T03:39:37Z")\
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**Author:** ![Tuckerfan](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/eada6e/32.png) [@Tuckerfan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Tuckerfan)\
**Post date:** [January 16, 2003, 3:39am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/holy-blood-holy-grail/148909/1 "2003-01-16T03:39:37Z")

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I read [Holy Blood, Holy Grail](http://search.barnesandnoble.com/booksearch/isbnInquiry.asp?userid=6WKTN1Z3VU&isbn=0440136482&itm=1) years ago, and it seemed that much of the scholarship in the book was pretty sound. Of course, that means nothing as I knew little of the books subject matter before I started reading it. So, I’m wondering if there’s been anything out there which strongly refutes the writers’ claims, or if it’s a plausible hypothesis.

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**Author:** ![Michael\_Ellis](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/977dab/32.png) [@Michael\_Ellis](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Michael_Ellis)\
**Post date:** [January 16, 2003, 5:34am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/holy-blood-holy-grail/148909/2 "2003-01-16T05:34:12Z")

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It’s only a model.