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Cracking The Da Vinci Code ─Rev. Jonathan Wilson
“Many readers want
to know whether the premises are as Dan Brown describes them. The answer
comes in two parts: Yes, Brown is correct that there have been secret
societies in Europe since the Crusader Period, and these societies taught
initiates a history for Jesus of Nazareth that was substantially different
from the history taught by the Church”
Decoding ‘The Da Vinci Code’ ─Newsweek
For millions, the phenomenal best seller is their introduction to the arcane
and mysterious ‘shadow history’ of the early church. Herewith, an attempt to
separate truth from fiction.
Unequal
Treatment: The Passion vs The Da Vinci Code ─NRO
“In
the view of the media elite, those portrayals that raise questions about the
Christian Bible or Catholic doctrine are generally applauded as courageous
works of genius, while those that reinforce Christian teachings or purport to
portray a literal rendering of the Gospels are viewed as backwards or
intolerant.”
Deciphering
The
Da Vinci Code ─ExploreFaith.org
“Despite its
being somewhat simplistic, if not outright false, I think the religious
content of The Da Vinci Code
offers a timely wake up call to the Christian church. In doing so, it invites
Christians to take a fresh look at our origins and our history, both the good
and the bad, which is something we don’t do often enough.”
Breaking The Da Vinci Code ─Christianity Today
”So the divine Jesus
and infallible Word emerged out of a fourth-century power-play?”
Dismantling The Da Vinci Code ─CERC
In the end, Dan Brown has
penned a poorly written, atrociously researched mess…
Cracking The Da Vinci Code ─University of Chicago
“The bottom line:
the book should come coded for "black light," like the pen used by
the character Sauniere to record his dying words, so that readers could scan
pages to see which "facts" are trustworthy and which patently not…”
Thanks Da Vinci Code ─ChristianityToday
The book sends us back to Christianity's
"founding fathers"—and the Bible we share with them
The
Da Vinci Code: Of Magdalene, Gnostics, the Goddess and the Grail ─LeadershipU
“The
book—complete with footnotes of source materials—is a novel, but in a
controversial introductory note, Brown writes that "all
descriptions of documents and secret rituals are accurate." Are they?”
The Good News of
Da Vinci ─Christianity Today
How a ludicrous book can become an
opportunity to engage the culture.
Weblog: Time Goes Gnostic
─Christianity Today
“Writer
David Van Biema fairly balances neo-Gnostics' claims that early Christians
snuffed out competing views while the orthodox maintain the alt. gospels
simply faded into oblivion, as they should have.”
The Da Vinci Code ─Aplogetics Index
The Da Vinci Code
is a best-selling novel by Dan Brown. It's controversial story line -
suggesting Jesus was married and that the Christian Church hid this
information - relies heavily on gnosticism and conspiracy theories.
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