The Knights Templar:
An Analysis of Religious Factors Contributing the Fall of the Templar Knight Order

"Take your part in the suffering, as a loyal soldier of Christ Jesus. A soldier on active duty wants to please his commanding officer and so does not get mixed up in the affairs of civilian life"
Paul of Tarsus c.64AD

"You have heard that it was said, ‘Love your friends and hate your enemies'; but now I tell you: love your enemies and pray for those who persecute you"
Jesus of Nazareth c.30AD
he literature surrounding the rise and demise of the Templars is extensive and varied to say the least. Theories of the development and downfall of the order range from the unorthodoxly mythical to the more conventional historically rooted.
Although much has been written of the social, political and economical character of the Templars' demise by the latter of these, the religious factor has often been overlooked.
After providing a historical backdrop of the Templar order......

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Title: Knights Templars: Magicians Or Knights
Approximate Word Count: 3089
Approximate Pages: 13 (250 words per double-spaced page)

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