Breaking the Da Vinci Code: Answering the Questions Everybody's Asking FROM THE PUBLISHER
"Was Leonardo da Vinci the one person who stumbled onto a Vatican plot to conceal the truth about Jesus and then exposed it in his famous work of art. "The Last Supper"? Have sinister global religious organizations suppressed secrets that reveal "the real Jesus"? These are the questions people are asking after reading The Da Vinci Code: can the so-called "secret" Gnostic Gospels lead us to a Jesus we don't know?; did Jesus marry and have children?: was Mary Magdalene really one of the apostles?; were the New Testament Gospels assembled in the way "the code" implies?; and just how much of The Da Vinci Code should we believe?" "Many have been troubled by the unorthodox historical claims found in Dan Brown's novel while others have excitedly embraced its version of Christian history." Breaking the Da Vinci Code will help you recognize the agenda that lurks behind the codes. Darrell L. Bock will help you break the Da Vinci Code - to distinguish fictitious entertainment from genuine historical elements of Christian faith. But be prepared. As Dr. Bock warns, "There are some interesting - even alarming - surprises along the way" as you discover the most important code of all.
FROM THE CRITICS
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Absorbing and provocative, this account of the hotly debated questions of history and religion swirling around bestselling book THE DA VINCI CODE will be acclaimed or rejected depending on which side of the religious fence the listener stands. The text has impressive historical citations and concludes with well-presented arguments that ultimately listeners will accept or reject, based on their own particular point of view. The glossary of names and terms mentioned in the hard cover edition is omitted from the audio's packaging. (A printed version in the liner would be greatly helpful.) For example, there is no reference to a concise and informative introduction by Dr. Frances J. Maloney, Catholic University of America, an important ecumenical note. L.C. © AudioFile 2004, Portland, Maine
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