Secrets of the Holy Lance: The Spear of Destiny in History & Legend
By: Jerry E. Smith & George Piccard

Publisher: Adventures Unlimited Press
Number of Pages: 348
Area of Interest: History
Rating: Excellent
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If you haven't read any books by Jerry E. Smith you are in for a treat. To make things even better he has teamed up with the author of "Liquid Conspiracy", George Piccard. It's very easy to see that they did the research for this book and the details do matter when telling of the Lance's history.

The Lance that pierced Christ's side is known by many names such as "The Holy Lance", "The Spear of Destiney", "The Spear of Christ", and the "Spear of Longinus". Jerry & George do a great job walking you through it's history from its creation in Tubal-Cain, its role in the Crucifixion, to the hands of Constantine, and even Hitler's obession with it. You will also follow the Lance through the hands and history of lesser known kings, queens and emperors and the blood trail they left while the Spear was in their possession.

They not only trace it's history but give you the details of what was going on around the Spear which gives a full understanding to the power it is believed to hold. And what about the other "Spears"? They are covered too. The replicas, fakes and ones that are believed to have part of the orginal attached to it.

I can't really say enough about how much information this books has and how well it was put together. It provides a complete, unbiased account of a holy relic that may have influenced many events in world history. There are the occasional typos and misspellings but it doesn't take away from the book at all.

So if your intersted in Christian/Holy relics, Nazi occultism, history, folklore and legend, this is the a must read.

Review by Jeremiah Greer