The Secret Society of Moses

HISTORY / RELIGION After the book of Exodus, Moses's two sons and numerous descendants all vanish from the Bible. Flavio Barbiero's investigation of this strange absence and his study of the centuries-long power struggle between the priestly families fighting for control of the temple of Jerusalem starts with the rebellion against Rome--and the emergence of Josephus Flavius, one of Moses's descendants, on the world stage. In AD 70 when the temple in Jerusalem was destroyed by Titus Flavius and thousands of Jewish priests were exterminated, Josephus, now bearing his sponsor's last name, followed Titus Flavius to Rome with at least 250 relatives and friends. Here they were made Roman citizens but then subsequently disappeared from recorded history. Barbiero's careful study of early Christianity shows, however, that these surviving members of Moses's high-priest lineage succeeded in taking control of the nascent Roman Church and masterminded its extraordinary success. Using a wide range of evidence drawn from fields as disparate as archaeology, heraldry, and genetics, Barbiero shows how these descendants of Moses used the cult of Mithras to eventually seize control of the secular Roman authority as well. He then follows, step by step, the spread of the members of this secret priestly elite into what was to become the aristocracy of medieval Europe and how their influence continues to be felt in modern secret societies like Freemasonry. FLAVIO BARBIERO is a retired admiral in the Italian Navy who last served with NATO. He is the author of several books, including The Bible Without Secrets, and is an archaeological researcher in Israel. He lives in Italy.

Preface

Introduction: The Judaic Priestly Line

PART ONE: The Family of Moses

1. Censorship in the Bible Regarding Moses and His Descendants
2. The Disappearance of Moses’s sons in the Books of Joshua and Judges
3. The Mosaic Priestly Family
4. The Descendants of Moses Take Over as the Heads of Israel
5. Reconstitution of the Kingdom of Judah

PART TWO: Sol Invictus Mithras

6. Josephus Flavius
7. The Destinies of the Priestly Family
8. Building the spiritual Temple
9. Sol Invictus Mithras
10. The Strategy of the Priestly Family to Conquer the Roman Empire

PART THREE: The Conquest of the Roman Empire

11. The Takeover of the Imperial office
12. The Consolidation of Power over Roman society
13. The Priestly Family and the So-Called Fall of the Roman Empire

PART FOUR: The Judeo-Christian Roots of European Aristocracy

14. The European Position after the End of the Empire
15. The Priestly Family in Great Britain
16. Counterattack!
17. The Perpetuation of Power by the Priestly Family
18. The Crusades

PART FIVE: The Mosaic Origins of Modern Secret Societies

19. The Role of Judaism in the Christian World
20. Heraldry
21. Modern Masonry
22. The Ultimate evidence


Notes

Selected Bibliography

Index