Breaking the Da Vinci Code: Answering the Questions Everybody's Asking by Darrell L. Bock Ph.D., Francis J. Moloney
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- Pub. Date: April 2004
- 208pp
- Sales Rank: 438,151
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- Pub. Date: April 2004
- Publisher: Thomas Nelson
- Format: Hardcover, 208pp
- Sales Rank: 438,151
- ISBN-13: 9780785260462
- ISBN: 0785260463
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Many who have read the New York Times bestseller The Da Vinci Code have questions that arise from seven codes-expressed or implied-in Dan Brown's book. In Breaking the Da Vinci Code: Answers to the Questions Everyone's Asking, Darrell Bock, Ph.D., responds to the novelist's claims using central ancient texts and answers the following questions:
- Who was Mary Magdalene?
- Was Jesus Married?
- Would Jesus Being Single be Un-Jewish?
- Do the So-Called Secret Gnostic Gospels Help Us Understand Jesus?
- What Is the Remaining Relevance of The Da Vinci Code?
Darrell Bock's research uncovers the origins of these codes by focusing on the 325 years immediately following the birth of Christ, for the claims of The Da Vinci Code rise or fall on the basis of things emerging from this period. Breaking the Da Vinci Code, now available in trade paper, distinguishes fictitious entertainment from historical elements of the Christian faith. For by seeing these differences, one can break the Da Vinci code.
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Breaking the Da Vinci Code: Answering the Questions Everybody's Askingby Anonymous
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June 12, 2006: This book was writtin for those who read the DaVince Code and did not have a strong enough grasp on their own beliefs to separate truth from fiction for themselves. To assume everyone is so steadfast in their faiths is to speak arrogantly. The book doesn't answer the small nit-picking questions in the novel, but more importantly, it addresses the major claim that contradicts all of Christianity as it exists today. Mostly theological in nature, the book simply aims to re-affirm those that had their ground shaken by the DaVinci code and want a place to look for the re-affirmation they want/need to hear. The book is not for everyone, but all in all, it is still a good theological discussion of a matter that is very prominent in mainstrem society right now.
Breaking the Da Vinci Code: Answering the Questions Everybody's Askingby Anonymous
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April 24, 2006: If you don't do anything else, read the last chapter. The book itself sheds a bright light on the early christians and reinforces the validity of the Bible as we know it today without ignoring the questions. Sure wish I'd read this years ago. You don't have to read the 'Da Vinci Code' to appreciate this book. It may encourage you to STUDY the bible in a new light.
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