The Secret Society of Moses : Inner Traditions : 9781594772733 : 1594772738 : 26 Feb 2010 : A radical reexamination of Western history that suggests the descendants of Moses were the architects of the rise of the Roman Church and the ancestors of European aristocracy ? Answers the inexplicable disappearance of all mention of Moses's descendants from the Bible ? Reveals the key role played by Josephus Flavius in shaping early Christianity ? Explains the connection of this secret priesthood to modern secret societies like the Freemasons 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 destro