"The da Vinci Code"

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This paper discusses the novel, "The da Vinci Code," written by Dan Brown. The paper presents controversies that have been cited by theologians and historians regarding historical and theological inaccuracies of the novel and it discusses some of the more serious inaccuracies. The paper suggests that the very premise of the novel is based on anecdotal evidence rather than factual material.

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"We have already exposed most of the inaccuracies in the book. Needless to say then, that this book is simply another controversy theory that was meant to infuriate a certain section of the readers. As the author must have wished, the book attracted mass attention. It has now become a serious source of contention and conflict. The book is being cited as the new Satanic Verses. Brown either makes obvious errors or carefully thought-out alterations but in either case, he gives us a rather inaccurate account of the events surrounding the Last Supper and the Holy Grail. Langdon for example incorrectly mentions that Romans had "originated" the cross for crucifixion (145) but the truth is that it was the Persians who created in around sixth century BC."

Sample of Sources Used:

• E. Kautzsch, Gesenius' Hebrew Grammar (ed. A.E. Cowley; Oxford: Clarendon, 2nd edn, 1980), 300;
• D. Cleaver-Bartholomew, "Shekinah," in D.N. Freedman (ed.), Eerdmans Dictionary of the Bible (Grand Rapids: Eerdmans, 2000), 1203-1204.
• Isenberg, in Robinson (ed.), The Nag Hammadi Library, 148.
• R.McL. Wilson, The Gospel of Philip (London: Mowbrays, 1962), 115.
• Olson and Miesel, The Da Vinci Hoax, 182-83.

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