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Origin of Freemasonry and Knight Templar - 1907
The Origin of Freemasonry and Knight Templar is a book written by John R. Bennett that delves into the history and origins of two of the most mysterious and intriguing organizations in history. Freemasonry and the Knights Templar have long been shrouded in secrecy and myths, and this book aims to shed some light on their true origins.The book begins by exploring the history of the Knights Templar, a medieval Christian military order that was active during the Crusades. Bennett traces the origins of the Templars back to the early days of Christianity and shows how they evolved into one of the most powerful and influential organizations of their time.From there, the book moves on to Freemasonry, a fraternal organization that has been around for centuries. Bennett explores the origins of Freemasonry and its connections to the Knights Templar, showing how the two organizations are intertwined in many ways.Throughout the book, Bennett provides a wealth of historical information and insights into the workings of these two organizations. He also explores the various myths and legends surrounding them, separating fact from fiction and providing a balanced and objective perspective on their true nature and origins.Overall, The Origin of Freemasonry and Knight Templar is a fascinating and informative read for anyone interested in the history and mysteries of these two organizations. It provides a comprehensive overview of their origins, evolution, and impact on history, making it a must-read for anyone interested in these fascinating topics.1907. Mysteries�������Ancient, Egyptian, Adonisian, Dionysian, Eleusinian, and Mithraic; Solomon's Temple; Ancient Temples; Speculative Masonry; Revival; Degrees; Ritual; Book of the Law; Design of Freemasonry; Commandery; Knights of the Red Cross; Symbolism; Ancient Templars; Defense and Fall of Acre; Final Dissolution; Knights of Malta; Encyclopedia.This scarce antiquarian book is a facsimile reprint of the old original and may contain some imperfections such as library marks and notations. Because we believe this work is culturally important, we have made it available as part of our commitment for protecting, preserving, and promoting the world's literature in affordable, high quality, modern editions, that are true to their original work.
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216 pages, Paperback
First published January 1, 1907
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John Richardson Bennett
4 booksJohn Richardon Bennett (September 7, 1847 - February 15, 1923) was an American lawyer and writer for Freemasonry and an expert on secret societies.
The origin of Freemasonry and the Knights Templar (1911) publishing house Cincinnati Press of Johnson & Hardin being one of the most complete studies of the time.
The origin of Freemasonry and the Knights Templar (1911) publishing house Cincinnati Press of Johnson & Hardin being one of the most complete studies of the time.
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June 24, 2021
“দ্য দা ভিঞ্চি কোড” আর “দা লস্ট সিম্বল”-এর পরপর আরো অনেক লেখকের বই প্রকাশিত হয় যেখানে তথ্যের বদলে কিংবদন্তী আর মিথে ঠাসা। এমনিতেই ট্যাবু, টোটেম, কাল্ট, গোপন সংঘ ইত্যাদি যথেষ্ট উত্তেজক এবং প্রশ্ন উদ্রেককারী।এদের সম্পর্কে প্রাথমিক ধারণার বই “দ্য অরিজিন অফ ফ্রিমেসনারি এন্ড নাইটস টেম্পলার”।থ্রিলার বা মিথ নয় ; বরং নীরস ইতিহাসকে উপজীব্য করে অনেক তথ্য সম্বলিত বই।ফ্রিম্যাসনদের উৎস বুঝাতে মুসায়ী- ঈসায়ী, প্যাগান তথা বহুঈশ্বরবাদী ধর্ম, আব্রাহামীয় ইতিহাস, ক্রুসেড এছাড়া প্রাচীন শহর যা মেসনিক ইতিহাসের সাথে সম্পর্কিত ইত্যাদি সম্পর্কে একটা নির্ঘন্ট দেয়া আছে।তবে এখানে সমস্ত তথ্য বাইবেলের বর্ণনা অনুযায়ী দেওয়া আছে তাই প্রাথমিক ধারণা নেওয়ার জন্য বইটা ঠিক থাকলেও চুড়ান্ত মতামত দেওয়ার আগে আরও গভীরে গিয়ে জানতে হবে।
ফ্রিমেসনারি আর নাইটস টেম্পলারস ইতিহাসের এক অমূল্য অধ্যায় যার সাথে মিথ ও কিংবদন্তি মিলিয়ে নিত্য নতুন থ্রিলার আসছে।তাই মূল প্রেক্ষাপট আর তথ্যগুলো সম্বন্ধে প্রাথমিক ধারণা থাকা মন্দ নয়।
ফ্রিমেসনারি আর নাইটস টেম্পলারস ইতিহাসের এক অমূল্য অধ্যায় যার সাথে মিথ ও কিংবদন্তি মিলিয়ে নিত্য নতুন থ্রিলার আসছে।তাই মূল প্রেক্ষাপট আর তথ্যগুলো সম্বন্ধে প্রাথমিক ধারণা থাকা মন্দ নয়।
January 11, 2019
This is an older text that was apparently scanned with an optical character reader and never edited. Some of the words did not translate well and the page headers are interspersed within the text, which adversely effects continuity. The content is good, lots of great historical stories and information concerning the early days of Masonry. I recommend skipping this one though, there are much better books on the subject. If you have patience, read the Albert Pike books.
January 9, 2021
"The Origin of Freemasonry and Knight Templar" is compiled by John Richardson Bennett. Published by Mason.ca, Published of the Ancient Craft. In 2020 Copyright by Enteacacias, SL [Publishing House].
This book has a note at the opening section of the Table of Contents; it says, "We can not understand the actual of a character or system without in some degree entering into its ideal."
The book is divided into five chapters:
Freemasonry
Fraternity of Builders or Freemasons of Continental Europe
Degree of Freemasonry-Symbolic Degrees
Cryptic Degrees
Knight Templar
Some scholars attempted to discover the origin of Freemasonry. Some claimed Freemasonry is going back to Adam and Eve.
Page 14, "The true history of Freemasonry is much in its character like the history of a nation; It has its historic and its prehistoric era. In its historic era, the institution can be regularly traced through various antecedent association, similar in design and organization, to a comparatively remote period."
Page 14 "we no longer treat Freemasonry under its present organization, which we know did not exist in those days, but of a science peculiar, and peculiar only, to the Mysteries and to Freemasonry, a science which we may call Masonic symbolism, and which constituted the very heart-blood of the ancient and modern institutions, and gave them, while presenting dissimilarity of form, an identity of spirit."
Page 15 "Among the most important of the Ancient Mysteries were the following: The Osiric in Egypt, the Adonisian in Syria, the Mithraic in Persia, the Cabiric in Thrace, the Druidical among the Celtic, the Scandinavian among the Gothic, the Dionysian and Eleusinian in Greece. Each of the Pagan gods had, beside the public, a secret worship paid him, to which none were admitted but those who had been selected by preparatory ceremonies called initiation."
Page 16 "Egypt has always been considered the birthplace of the Mysteries."
If you are not a Freemason and want to learn about Freemason rituals, this is an excellent book to buy and read. The book goes into great detail to illustrate how rituals are performed and what those rituals mean. Also, when a person enters a Masonic Lodge, they see pillars and images which are veiled in allegories. This book explains what those images mean.
The book illustrates how Freemasonry begins to spread throughout European nations like Germany, France, and Italy.
Freemasonry begins with:
Craft Freemasonry:
Entered Apprentice. The author says, "It is therefore, although supplying no valuable historical information, replete in its lecture with instruction on the internal structure of the Order, and is typical of youth."
Fellow Craft. The author says, "For as the first degree was typical of youth, the second is supposed to represent the stage of manhood, and hence the acquisition of science is made its prominent characteristic... its symbols and allegorical ceremonies to the purification of the heart, the latter is intended by its lessons to cultivate the reasoning faculties and improve the intellectual powers."
Master Mason. The author says, "Masonic historians have found much difficulty in settling the question as to the time of the invention and composition of the degree."
Capitular Degree
Mark Master. "It teaches us that we should discharge all the duties of cut several stations with precision and punctuality; that the work of our hands and the thoughts of our hearts should be good and true, not sinful and defective, not unfinished and imperfect, but such as the Great Overseer and Judge of heaven and earth will see fit to approve was a worthy oblation from his creatures."
Past Master.
Most Excellent Master.
Royal Arch.
Council of Royal and Select Masters
Royal Master.
Select Master.
Super Excellent Master.
Book of the Law
Page 89 "Masonically, the Book of the Law is that scared book which is believed by the Mason of any particular religion to contain the revealed will of God And therefore, whatever to any people express that will may be used as a substitute for the Bible in a Masonic Lodge."
Commandery
Knight of the Red Cross
Page 95 "This degree, whose legend dates it far anterior to the Christian era and in the reign of Daruis, has no analogy with the chivalric orders of knighthood. It is purely Masonic and intimately connected with the Royal Arch degree."
In the past, I (Peyman) thought Freemasonry was evil. However, as time passed by, I noticed I was wrong. At that time, some individuals made documentaries that Freemasons pioneered world domination. As I study about Freemasonry, I noticed Freemasons are about building bridges with other faith groups.
For example, the author of this book provides a report about the faith of Islam. The author illustrates his utmost and sincere respect for the history of Islam. Even the author of the book had a European background when European nations colonized other less developed countries.
On page 125, the author says, "The Ancient Order of Malta has no connection with Masonry whatever, but was probably introduced by Tomas S. Webb as an appendant degree to the Order of the Temple, and in this country is conferred in the Asylum of a Commandry, or in a Priory regularly convened for that purpose."
This book has a note at the opening section of the Table of Contents; it says, "We can not understand the actual of a character or system without in some degree entering into its ideal."
The book is divided into five chapters:
Freemasonry
Fraternity of Builders or Freemasons of Continental Europe
Degree of Freemasonry-Symbolic Degrees
Cryptic Degrees
Knight Templar
Some scholars attempted to discover the origin of Freemasonry. Some claimed Freemasonry is going back to Adam and Eve.
Page 14, "The true history of Freemasonry is much in its character like the history of a nation; It has its historic and its prehistoric era. In its historic era, the institution can be regularly traced through various antecedent association, similar in design and organization, to a comparatively remote period."
Page 14 "we no longer treat Freemasonry under its present organization, which we know did not exist in those days, but of a science peculiar, and peculiar only, to the Mysteries and to Freemasonry, a science which we may call Masonic symbolism, and which constituted the very heart-blood of the ancient and modern institutions, and gave them, while presenting dissimilarity of form, an identity of spirit."
Page 15 "Among the most important of the Ancient Mysteries were the following: The Osiric in Egypt, the Adonisian in Syria, the Mithraic in Persia, the Cabiric in Thrace, the Druidical among the Celtic, the Scandinavian among the Gothic, the Dionysian and Eleusinian in Greece. Each of the Pagan gods had, beside the public, a secret worship paid him, to which none were admitted but those who had been selected by preparatory ceremonies called initiation."
Page 16 "Egypt has always been considered the birthplace of the Mysteries."
If you are not a Freemason and want to learn about Freemason rituals, this is an excellent book to buy and read. The book goes into great detail to illustrate how rituals are performed and what those rituals mean. Also, when a person enters a Masonic Lodge, they see pillars and images which are veiled in allegories. This book explains what those images mean.
The book illustrates how Freemasonry begins to spread throughout European nations like Germany, France, and Italy.
Freemasonry begins with:
Craft Freemasonry:
Entered Apprentice. The author says, "It is therefore, although supplying no valuable historical information, replete in its lecture with instruction on the internal structure of the Order, and is typical of youth."
Fellow Craft. The author says, "For as the first degree was typical of youth, the second is supposed to represent the stage of manhood, and hence the acquisition of science is made its prominent characteristic... its symbols and allegorical ceremonies to the purification of the heart, the latter is intended by its lessons to cultivate the reasoning faculties and improve the intellectual powers."
Master Mason. The author says, "Masonic historians have found much difficulty in settling the question as to the time of the invention and composition of the degree."
Capitular Degree
Mark Master. "It teaches us that we should discharge all the duties of cut several stations with precision and punctuality; that the work of our hands and the thoughts of our hearts should be good and true, not sinful and defective, not unfinished and imperfect, but such as the Great Overseer and Judge of heaven and earth will see fit to approve was a worthy oblation from his creatures."
Past Master.
Most Excellent Master.
Royal Arch.
Council of Royal and Select Masters
Royal Master.
Select Master.
Super Excellent Master.
Book of the Law
Page 89 "Masonically, the Book of the Law is that scared book which is believed by the Mason of any particular religion to contain the revealed will of God And therefore, whatever to any people express that will may be used as a substitute for the Bible in a Masonic Lodge."
Commandery
Knight of the Red Cross
Page 95 "This degree, whose legend dates it far anterior to the Christian era and in the reign of Daruis, has no analogy with the chivalric orders of knighthood. It is purely Masonic and intimately connected with the Royal Arch degree."
In the past, I (Peyman) thought Freemasonry was evil. However, as time passed by, I noticed I was wrong. At that time, some individuals made documentaries that Freemasons pioneered world domination. As I study about Freemasonry, I noticed Freemasons are about building bridges with other faith groups.
For example, the author of this book provides a report about the faith of Islam. The author illustrates his utmost and sincere respect for the history of Islam. Even the author of the book had a European background when European nations colonized other less developed countries.
On page 125, the author says, "The Ancient Order of Malta has no connection with Masonry whatever, but was probably introduced by Tomas S. Webb as an appendant degree to the Order of the Temple, and in this country is conferred in the Asylum of a Commandry, or in a Priory regularly convened for that purpose."
November 13, 2022
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শাহেদ জামান ভাইয়ের অনুবাদ দারুণ ছিল তাই নন-ফিকশন হওয়ার পরেও পড়তে গিয়ে কোথাও থামতে হয় নি।
শাহেদ জামান ভাইয়ের অনুবাদ দারুণ ছিল তাই নন-ফিকশন হওয়ার পরেও পড়তে গিয়ে কোথাও থামতে হয় নি।
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