# Reply for Ark of the Covenant **URL:** \ **Category:** Cecil's Columns/Staff Reports\ **Created:** [July 6, 2011, 5:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/reply-for-ark-of-the-covenant/588065 "2011-07-06T17:57:09Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 3\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![odessabo](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/919ad9/32.png) [@odessabo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/odessabo)\ **Post date:** [July 6, 2011, 5:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/reply-for-ark-of-the-covenant/588065/1 "2011-07-06T17:57:09Z")
> **[What happened to the Ark of the Covenant?](https://www.straightdope.com/21342544/what-happened-to-the-ark-of-the-covenant)** > > A STAFF REPORT FROM THE STRAIGHT DOPE SCIENCE ADVISORY BOARD _The Knights Templar came along, thinking the Ark was the Holy Grail (I don’t quite understand that part),_ I believe it is due to Christ at the last supper declaring the the ‘cup’ as the new Covenant (replacing the ark). ---
**Author:** ![John\_W.Kennedy](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/john_w.kennedy/32/1031_2.png) [@John\_W.Kennedy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/John_W.Kennedy)\ **Post date:** [July 7, 2011, 4:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/reply-for-ark-of-the-covenant/588065/2 "2011-07-07T16:46:39Z")
The story’s nonsense from beginning to end. There was no historic Grail cult, any more than there’s a present-day One Ring or Elder Wand cult. ---
**Author:** ![StusBlues](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/dc4da7/32.png) [@StusBlues](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/StusBlues)\ **Post date:** [July 7, 2011, 6:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/reply-for-ark-of-the-covenant/588065/3 "2011-07-07T18:05:55Z")
> [@John\_W.Kennedy](#): > > The story’s nonsense from beginning to end. There was no historic Grail cult, any more than there’s a present-day One Ring or Elder Wand cult. You…mean… ::sobs::