{"id":17777,"date":"2006-04-15T09:50:00","date_gmt":"2006-04-15T14:50:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.lavistachurchofchrist.org\/cms\/?p=17777"},"modified":"2020-01-04T09:53:04","modified_gmt":"2020-01-04T15:53:04","slug":"in-case-you-thought-there-were-facts-behind-the-da-vinci-code","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.lavistachurchofchrist.org\/cms\/in-case-you-thought-there-were-facts-behind-the-da-vinci-code\/","title":{"rendered":"In Case You Thought There Were Facts Behind “The Da Vinci Code”"},"content":{"rendered":"\n\tby Jeffrey W. Hamilton\n

The April 8, 2006 issue of the\u00a0Omaha World-Herald<\/em>\u00a0contained an interesting follow-up on the lawsuit by Michael Baigent and Richard Leigh, authors of\u00a0Holy Blood, Holy Grail<\/em>, against Dan Brown, the author of the very popular\u00a0The Da Vinci Code<\/em>. The article contained some very telling conclusions by the judge in the case.<\/p>\n

London High Court Judge Peter Smith was impressed by the success of\u00a0The Da Vinci Code<\/em>, but he noted that “Brown was so dependent on the research of his wife, Blythe, that he was unable to offer clear answers on the stand about when they first read\u00a0Holy Blood, Holy Grail<\/em>. ‘I do not believe he consciously lied,’ Smith wrote, ‘His failure to address these points in my view shows once again that the reality of his research is that\u00a0it is superficial<\/strong>.’ The judge could not help pointing out, too, that the author’s ideas were less than divinely inspired. He noted that Brown wishes to create ‘gray’ areas, not black and white. He simply needs, therefore, a mystery and a series of unanswered questions. He can do that without deep research, and that he has done.<\/strong>“<\/p>\n

Mr. Brown’s work is a work of fiction based on shallow research, according to a learned judge. He sat out to write a mystery story and succeeded very well, but it remains a fictional story that promotes a very warped view of history and Christianity. The fact that millions have flocked to it just echoes Paul’s statement: “I marvel that you are turning away so soon from Him who called you in the grace of Christ, to a different gospel, which is not another; but there are some who trouble you and want to pervert the gospel of Christ. But even if we, or an angel from heaven, preach any other gospel to you than what we have preached to you, let him be accursed. As we have said before, so now I say again, if anyone preaches any other gospel to you than what you have received, let him be accursed<\/em>” (Galatians 1:6-9).<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

by Jeffrey W. Hamilton The April 8, 2006 issue of the\u00a0Omaha World-Herald\u00a0contained an interesting follow-up on the lawsuit by Michael Baigent and Richard Leigh, authors of\u00a0Holy Blood, Holy Grail, against Dan Brown, the author of the very popular\u00a0The Da Vinci Code. The article contained some very telling conclusions by the judge in the case. London…<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"advanced_seo_description":"","jetpack_seo_html_title":"","jetpack_seo_noindex":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false},"categories":[27],"tags":[219,130,34],"class_list":["post-17777","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-article","tag-bible","tag-canon","tag-false-teaching"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_likes_enabled":true,"jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":26999,"url":"https:\/\/www.lavistachurchofchrist.org\/cms\/who-are-the-gnostics\/","url_meta":{"origin":17777,"position":0},"title":"Who Are the Gnostics?","author":"Jeffrey Hamilton","date":"November 7, 2010","format":false,"excerpt":"by Ethan R. Longhenry In recent years a strong interest has arisen in \"alternative\" religions, and Gnosticism has received interest as an \"alternative\" to \"orthodox Christianity\". The recent success of Dan Brown's novel\u00a0The Da Vinci Code\u00a0has popularized this trend. The book speaks regarding \"over eighty gospels\" that were not chosen\u2026","rel":"","context":"In "Article"","block_context":{"text":"Article","link":"https:\/\/www.lavistachurchofchrist.org\/cms\/category\/article\/"},"img":{"alt_text":"","src":"","width":0,"height":0},"classes":[]},{"id":2818,"url":"https:\/\/www.lavistachurchofchrist.org\/cms\/is-there-truth-behind-the-da-vinci-code\/","url_meta":{"origin":17777,"position":1},"title":"Is there truth behind “The Da Vinci Code”?","author":"Jeffrey Hamilton","date":"May 7, 2005","format":false,"excerpt":"Question: Have you heard of\u00a0The Da Vinci Code? It's a book written about Leonardo da Vinci, Opus Dei, and stuff like that? I've read the story and it was about hidden truths in Christianity: Jesus being married to Mary Magdalene, the Bible as a product of men, the books of\u2026","rel":"","context":"In "Answer"","block_context":{"text":"Answer","link":"https:\/\/www.lavistachurchofchrist.org\/cms\/category\/answer\/"},"img":{"alt_text":"","src":"","width":0,"height":0},"classes":[]},{"id":17780,"url":"https:\/\/www.lavistachurchofchrist.org\/cms\/the-da-vinci-code-a-review\/","url_meta":{"origin":17777,"position":2},"title":"The Da Vinci Code: A Review","author":"Jeffrey Hamilton","date":"July 4, 2006","format":false,"excerpt":"by Ken Green published in\u00a0Biblical Insights, Vol. 5, No. 11, Nov. 2005 Vol. 5, No. 12, Dec. 2005 Vol. 6, No. 1, Jan. 2006 Vol. 6, No. 2, Feb. 2006 Vol. 6, No. 3, Mar. 2006 A popular novelist seeks to undermine the faith of those who believe the Gospels\u2026","rel":"","context":"In "Article"","block_context":{"text":"Article","link":"https:\/\/www.lavistachurchofchrist.org\/cms\/category\/article\/"},"img":{"alt_text":"","src":"","width":0,"height":0},"classes":[]},{"id":17784,"url":"https:\/\/www.lavistachurchofchrist.org\/cms\/mary-magdalene-and-the-da-vinci-code\/","url_meta":{"origin":17777,"position":3},"title":"Mary Magdalene and the Da Vinci Code","author":"Jeffrey Hamilton","date":"June 4, 2006","format":false,"excerpt":"by Don Martin It appears that the time is ripe today in America for the further degradation of basic morality and to the introduction of all manner of false doctrines and cults. 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