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    I've seen some interesting interpretations of the meaning of Baphomet, which several Templars admitted to "worshipping" under torture. Baphomet was believed by the church to be a demon or idol of some kind. However, some scholars now believe that Baphomet was a mispronunciation or mistranslation of Mohammed, or perhaps a mistranslation of the Arabic for "father of wisdom" which is abufihamat. Either might be reasonable, considering the many years of contact and influence the Templars had in the Holy Land with Islam.

    An even more interesting theory applies an ancient Jewish cypher system called Atbash. Using the Atbash cypher, Baphomet becomes "sophia" which means wisdom in Greek. What makes this interesting is that Sophia was worshipped by some Gnostics as a personification of knowledge and wisdom, and her earthly incarnation was... Mary Magdalene. Sophia also plays a very important part in some Kabbalistic sects of Judaism. This again could have ties to the Templars stay in the Holy Land, which was also the center of the followers of the Jewish Kabbalah. It all just heightens the aura of mystery around the Templars.

    For my part, I find the idea of the Templars as having incorporated much of the teachings of Judaism and Islam into their inner rites as credible. So of the many interpretations, I find the mistranslation of abufihamat into Baphomet to be the most credible.
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    I've heard that for their part the Assasins took their doctrine in some very unorthodox directions. Christians have been pretty good at doing the same even without the amount of weird crap the Templars must've picked up over the years (and pulled out of their arses through sheer egomania, for that matter - I can well imagine what being HQ'd at the Temple alone would've done to the heads of some...).
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    I decided to read the book to see what all the fuss was about, I thought it was quite good if you read it as the fiction that it is.

    I also watched the film, utter cack.
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    Quote Originally Posted by ZombieFriedNuts
    I decided to read the book to see what all the fuss was about, I thought it was quite good if you read it as the fiction that it is.

    I also watched the film, utter cack.

    The film was not helped by the actors, the female lead and tom hanks were awful but Bettany and McKellan were great. The flashbacks especially the siege of Jerusalem were top notch

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    The historical flashbacks were the only bits I did like of it.

    O and is the templar extermination why the number 13 is unlucky or is it just Friday 13th
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    Quote Originally Posted by ZombieFriedNuts
    The historical flashbacks were the only bits I did like of it.

    O and is the templar extermination why the number 13 is unlucky or is it just Friday 13th

    Apparently according to some texts, and that isn't just Dan Brown. The number 13 has been seen as unlucky through other cultures. I read somewhere such as in Norse mythology. Others believe it could stem from 13 people being at the last supper. Yet it was only in the 19th century that a feeling of ill luck surrounded friday the 13th

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