The Holy Grail - Essay Example

Jun Kim (Johnny) Dr. Olga Vienna English 120 October 6, 2009 The Holy Grail Many people, especially the younger generation, do not know what the HolyGrail is. Most Christians believe that the Holy Grail has definite relations with Jesus Christ. It was, they say, his goblet. These images were popularized by writers, which brought out a story about Christ. However, the Holy Grail was not just an ordinary cup. It was the cup used by Christ at the Last Supper. However, there was also possibility, they said, of its being connected to a bloodline, or even to a more specific ideal. Therefore, some people would agree that the Holy Grail, being an intangible subject, could not be adjusted to a proper definition in words. Nevertheless, they would say the Holy Grail was not only a mystery, secrecy, or adventure but it also required much valuable knowledge from people if they shared the same historical background. A brief discussion on the historical background of the Holy Grail however, may be of some help in understanding the thesis. In the modern day, a majority will agree that the Holy Grail is a cup or a goblet that is related to Christ. However, we should not assume that the Holy Grail is merely an object. People also have other ideas about the Holy Grail that it could be a Blood Line, figure of Christ, or even Christ himself. The Holy Grail is a symbol of blood from Christ and that it was also the cup used while they were drinking wine. In addition, it was also used to gather the blood of Christ while he was hung on the cross. Some people believe that this cup has lots of miraculous powers.. For instance, it has the privilege to communicate with God, which, some believed, might bring them treatment, recycling, even immortality. There is also testimony to the assumption that the Holy Grail is the Blood Line of Christ. The word Holy Grail has changed a couple of times and Sangreal is just one of the words which referred to Christs cup before the advent of the word Holy Grail. The word Sangreal connotes a word San Greal that also suggests the meaning of Blood Line of Christ. The evidence of this theory is comes from the belief of some people that a baby was actually born to Christ and Mary Magdalene. Some theorists proclaim that this royal bloodline still remains today. The theory that we can finally come to about the Holy Grail is that the Holy Grail is just a cup, which simply symbolizes Christ. This is what the Catholics believe. In Catholicism, it is believed that Christ is sanctity, therefore, he did not marry Mary Magdalene nor did he have any children or any sort of bloodline. Catholicism strongly proclaims that even the thought of or imagining Christ having been married with a mortal woman can hurt the holiness of Christ. The Holy Grail is a symbol of Christ, which is now used as a goblet to pour wine during mass. Blood Line or a real Christ can be thought of. However, in my opinion, it is simply a symbol, which represents Christ, and also the only thing that people can confidently say is a symbol of Christ. The first reason why the Holy Grail can not be a symbol of Christ bloodline is that he is known to be the most sacred being that has ever existed who could not fall a prey to worldly desires or physical passions. Since Christ did not marry any woman, it is almost certain that he did not have any offsprings. Marrying is not sacred, although, getting married is not an act of sin. However, Christ is the absolute being whom many people followed and it was through him that many religious things came from and were made known to the world. He never got married yet he led many people to the right path and taught them many things. Second reason that the Holy Grail is a symbol of Christ’s bloodline is found in the book, However, Mary Magdalene a prostitute it was only to get rid of the humanity of the Jesus. The truth is that she was one of the best students of Jesus who came from a really great bloodline. It is absurd to believe that she was the Jesus’ woman and they get married and that she had a baby and that offspring was sheltered by Sion. The third reason of the Holy Grail being the bloodline of Christ comes from a movie called “JESUS MARRIED MARY, MAYBE HAD A BABY: (Blood-Line)” It tells people that The Holy Grail is Bloodline and the producer tries to prove it on the basis of a tomb found at the downstairs church in 1999 by some priests and the Vatican, he said, spent money to bribe the priests. The movie also claims that a bequest was also found inside the tomb which seemed like one used for the Jesus Christ and Mary Magdalene’s wedding. It took 3 years to make this movie. The first time that people got interested in wedding story was from the book “Holy Blood, Holy Grail” published in 1983. The book was written jointly by Henry Lincoln, Michael Baigent, and Richard Ray in English and was broadcasted in 3 parts by the BBC. This book asserts that Jesus Christ and Mary Magdalene had more than one child, and their offsprings moved to Southern France. It further adds that their bloodline married with local noble families and they became a Merovinger who united Frank Empire by Christianity. This assertion influenced the novel “Da Vinci Code” which was written by Dan Brown in 2003. (Vince 1) On the survey from five people, mostly Christians, who held different opinion on the questions, were unanimous in their view. The Holy Grail was a ‘Cup’ used at the last supper and also used when he died on the cross. They had the same ideas, which I also harbor, that they had learnt it from the bible class at the church. However, one person said that it was Bloodline because of Sion and Opus Dei trying to hide the offspring as shown in the movie. It made him to think, he said, that was not only a cup but also something important. It should therefore, be a bloodline. To conclude,, the Holy Grail took a lot of blood and also, the Crusades, King Arthur wanted to get it too. However, nobody found the real Holy Grail and there is no proof of its existence. Nobody knows for certain what the Holy Grail is. It can be interpreted variously, such as, cup, Mary Magdalene, or bloodline. No one has seen the Holy Grail and, therefore, people will continue to find the undefined Holy Grail or know about its existence, as people want to know things, which they know anything about. However, if someone finds this cup, other objects will appear, because there are a lot of events that modern people don’t know about what happened in ancient times. Works Cited "Holy Grail symbolize the Blood-Line!" 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