The Book Of Hiram: Freemasonry, Venus, And The ... • Pro

: A primary argument is that this ancient Venus cult was eventually embraced by Jesus Christ , whom the authors describe as the "would-be king of the Jews". They suggest Jesus's actions and life may have been planned according to planetary and astrological movements.

: The book claims to have identified a Stone Age cult of Venus worship that was passed down through generations to King Solomon and subsequent Jewish kings.

: The authors propose that Masonic rituals encode an ancient "secret science" of astronomy. This science was supposedly used by prehistoric cultures to understand the cosmos and was later inherited by kings and high priests.

The central premise of the book is the reconstruction of what the authors call . They argue that by distilling scattered Masonic texts and rituals, they have revealed a parallel narrative to the Bible that describes events and a "secret theology" not mentioned in standard scripture. Key Themes and Revelations

The report below summarizes , authored by Christopher Knight and Robert Lomas . Published in 2003, it represents the culmination of a 14-year quest to uncover the origins of Masonic rituals and their links to ancient science. Overview of "The Masonic Testament"