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Name: Heather •
Title: Da Vinci Code Controversy •
Date posted: 02/27/07 16:28
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Q: The Da Vinci code is supposed to be fiction. How come some of these ideas are matching up?
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Name: Tara •
Date: 02/27/07 17:57 |
A: There has been way more writings on these theories, infact many through time, and many based on historical facts.
Why else do you think people were so angry about the book...because they had heard these theories befor and were scared that once it hit the public through the new religion "hollywood" people would really start to ask questions.
Lets face it, thats exactly what is going on. I used to walk into the religion section of a bookstore, and the "alternative theories" section had a couple books, now there is almost a whole shelf, why...because people want to know about it, and the stores are supplying a demand for knowledge.
This is not going anywhere, it is not a fad, its has been written about through time and will continue to be.
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Name: factfinding •
Date: 02/28/07 1:24 |
A: It doesn't. This is easily explained. The spirit of the AntiChrist, predicted by Jesus Christ and the Apostles, is becoming more evident. This Jesus-Magdalene farce is just that... another attempt to deny the facts presented in the Bible, and Jesus Christ's own words.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PVzDK0b0MWc
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Name: marty •
Date: 02/28/07 19:58 |
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A: of course that there are some real dates some organizations that correspond to reality ..but to read that book and to understand it you have to have some strong knowledge about historical religion
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Name: wygantsh •
Date: 03/01/07 2:41 |
A: I was given the Da Vinci code movie as a Christmas present. I really enjoyed the movie especially the music and the woman who played the central character.
The ideas that match up are that Jesus trusted Mary Magdalene with his most important teachings that he did not reveal to some of the other disciples or the public and this seems to suggest that they had a very close loving relationship which goes beyond what we read in the scriptures.
It is theorized by some that at the moment our souls are created by Elohim there is a male flame spirit and a twin female flame spirit for which we are essentially married to. This Adam and Eve twin flames existed in a perpetual state of harmony and life until the fall at which time the twin flames were separated in time and space until such a time as they could re-unite in heaven or sometimes on earth in various incarnations.
Jesus and Mary seem to be such a couple since their bond is so strong and Jesus being already so highly developed in the science of miracles and healing that he would not likely mate with anyone that was not also highly spiritually evolved as well. Their story is one of the most beautiful and inspiring love stories which I believe makes Jesus's message and teaching even more powerful and meaningful to me as a Christian.
Mary is revered as a Saint and I believe for good reason. I don't know whether she ascended in that century or whether she still had to incarnate for many years but neverthe less she is an important messenger of Jesus's light and teaching and quite possibly their children if they had any.
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Name: corneillie pascal •
Date: 03/01/07 21:33 |
A: For the real understanding of the story you have to understand the facts about Merovech and the forming of France. Through the popes of Avignon and the inquisition of the cathars you'll find a connection with the crusades.
Find the crusader known under five different names and who didn't return.
Find out that Flemish Lords of Boulogne and related to Godfried of Bouillon played an important role in history. In Bruges-Belgium every year you can witness the holy blood procession. The statue of Gofried you can visit in Brussels. If you find Gilles de Dadizeele and the monestary of Marquette, you find a trace...
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Name: psidreamer •
Date: 03/05/07 4:48 |
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A: The Da Vinci Code used multiple historical documentation taken from various books. These are listed in the back of the book...."Holy Blood, Holy Grail" is one that is used the most, among others. If you read the books that Dan Brown took factors from you will see where it connects....
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Name: Gerri •
Date: 03/05/07 7:05 |
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A: Because while there are elements of the DaVinci Code that are fiction - some of it is true. People get upset when their cherished beliefs turn out to be fiction. Seriously though - in this day and age why are we SO surprised and shocked that Jesus was mortal and Mary Magdalene was his spouse? No one (over the age of 6) still believes in Santa and the Easter Bunny - do they? Christianity is riddled with this type of fraud - and our churches and some parents - perpetuate the myths.....and you're left feeling betrayed. Maybe if we raise kids to question the absurd / improbable - they'll learn to THINK for themselves - and won't feel so HURT when a more intelligent person tells them the Easter Bunny doesn't really exist - right up there with emaculate conception, the parting of the red sea, and other stories.
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Name: Wes Boll •
Date: 03/05/07 19:26 |
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A: What happened to the Bones!!!!!
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Name: Jaybo •
Date: 03/06/07 20:41 |
A: Wes asked: "What happened to the bones?"
They were dumped out of the ossuaries and reburied in another location under the eye of the Jewish authorities -- into a mass grave (for that family). Kinda reminds me of the way Jesus was treated 2000 years ago... seems to be a contempt present, but maybe that's just me. At any rate, one cannot now find the bones of "Judah son of Jesus" to try for a DNA match... or can we?
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Name: Jack D Viau •
Date: 03/07/07 4:47 |
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A: About Mary Magdalene; In viewing the prominent part which Mary Magdalene took in proclaiming the Master's resurrection, it should be recorded that Mary was the chief spokesman for the women's corps, as was Peter for the apostles. Mary was not chief of the women workers, but she was their chief teacher and public spokesman. Mary had become a woman of great circumspection, so that her boldness in speaking to a man whom she considered to be the caretaker of Joseph's garden only indicates how horrified she was to find the tomb empty. It was the depth and agony of her love, the fullness of her devotion, that caused her to forget, for a moment, the conventional restraints of a Jewish woman's approach to a strange man, NOT AS JESUS WIFE
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Name: Rat_Terrier_Rules_Me •
Date: 03/07/07 18:17 |
A: Jaybo wrote:
They were dumped out of the ossuaries and reburied in another location under the eye of the Jewish authorities -- into a mass grave (for that family). Kinda reminds me of the way Jesus was treated 2000 years ago... snip
This remark seems very antisemetic to me. I think it is in very poor taste.
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Name: Elijah •
Date: 03/07/07 20:38 |
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A: It may be that Davinci really was Gnostic...but that does not give his religion any weight in truth. The only real truth is the living God, His living Word and the plan of salvation. Davinci's paintings only portray what his beliefs are, but they don't portray the truth. The only painting that can portray the truth are the paintinge the Holy Spirit brings to our minds when we are touched by Him as we read The Holy Bible.
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Name: Elijah •
Date: 03/07/07 20:44 |
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A: As humans we tend to place God in a contained box. THERE IS NOTHING IMPOSSIBLE FOR GOD. He is the owner of the universe and if He decides to take action to save us from sin, then He will - and He did. Jesus gave himself up as a ransom, dying the death we deserve so that someday, we can live the life He deserves. It IS possible for Him to live a perfect human life, connected to His divine Father through prayer and the Holy Spirit. Only in this way does salvation work - a perfect lamb whose divine blood cleanses us from sin. To put this kind of sacrifice in the same category as the Easter Bunny and Santa Claus is to deny salvation and to deny God.
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Name: hbic3 •
Date: 03/10/07 15:52 |
A: Hmmm? Let's see. You read the horoscope and it says, "You wil go to the store today." So, you go to the store thereby making your horoscope prediction come true.
I could go and dig up a bunch of bones, scratch Mary, Joseph, Jesus, Mariamne, or whatever else, into their coffins and claim they are the Jesus family bones too. Doesn't mean they are. It would be a very different thing if the discovery of these bones and ossuaries had been made public BEFORE the Da Vinci Code was written, bearing in mind, that Dan Brown got his "Holy Blood Line" plot from the book "Holy Blood, Holy Grail" who got their idea from some french guy who made up some fake documents, deposited them in a french library and then, "Oh My, look what I found," discovered them who then, in 1993 admitted to it all being a hoax.
Look, the Da Vinci code is a MURDER MYSTERY. It IS fiction, not just supposed to be. No guy named Sonierre(sp) was ever curator of the Louvre and murdered by a albino munk on the parquet floor of the grand gallery. Robert Langdon is not a world reknowned Harvard Symbologist, He didn't save the Vatican from being blown up by taking a bomb high into the air in a helicopter like Dan Brown wrote in DVC's prequel, "Angels and Demons". And he didn't save any Sofie Neuvue (sp) , the last descendant of Jesus, from being murdered like her grandfather. Robert Langdon doesn't exist. None of these people existed. I liken the Robert Langdon character to being an American grown-up version of Harry Potter without the magic and parlor tricks.
So to say that these "ideas are matching up" is like saying I lost my ring a long time ago, someone wrote a book about a lost ring, the other day I found a ring that may or may not be mine, but since I lost a ring, and then someone wrote a book about a lost ring, this ring must be mine.
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Name: hbic3 •
Date: 03/10/07 16:03 |
A: psidreamer,
"Holy Blood, Holy Grail" is HARDLY "historical documentation." It's not even considered credible by historians and such. It's just another book, written about a theory which cannot be verified.
I'm not saying that what is put forth in "HB,HG" doesn't cantain any historical facts, obscure or well known, and that some of the theories put forth aren't supported by historical documents, but they are just theories. Theories are not facts, and they don't become fact until they can be shown to be more probably than not, and a majority of your collegues agree. Thus far, they have not been able to show that the "Holy Blood Line" as put forth in the book is more probable than not, nor do a majority of their collegues agree.
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Name: chemba •
Date: 03/12/07 14:58 |
A: Nothing wrong in DVC, but the way of expose is not correct. The ‘Truth’ or true knowledge of God and life were interpreted by scholars in DVC, but it has become a fiction.
For more details please visit the web pages,
http://understanding-the-life.blogspot.com/ and other important details about God, life and universe through ancient arts, and words, you may go and see all pages from
http://www2.blogger.com/-profile/01439148689153182226-
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Name: Panluna •
Date: 03/13/07 1:08 |
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A: I liked the Da Vinci code.It was very entertaining.The book HOLY BLOOD HOLY GRAIL which sparked the possibilities in theory was documented by the History channel and completely explains the connections of historical facts that have echoed and whispered and been dismissed for centuries.Finding the tomb and bones prove nothing until DNA can be tested and links be established.Is fiction based on fact? Yes it can be.And it can stimulate interest for a long time to come.
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Name: joe joe •
Date: 03/15/07 5:37 |
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A: The story is a book that is based on facts. Some things in the book really are true.
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Name: Wait_U_Lost_Me •
Date: 03/20/07 16:56 |
A: Holy Blood, Holy Grail" is HARDLY "historical documentation." It's not even considered credible by historians and such. It's just another book, written about a theory which cannot be verified.
I'm not saying that what is put forth in "HB,HG" doesn't cantain any historical facts, obscure or well known, and that some of the theories put forth aren't supported by historical documents, but they are just theories. Theories are not facts, and they don't become fact until they can be shown to be more probably than not, and a majority of your collegues agree. Thus far, they have not been able to show that the "Holy Blood Line" as put forth in the book is more probable than not, nor do a majority of their collegues agree.
Very well said! All you have to do is take a little of your time and invest in research and a little more reading to come to the conclusion that Brown misleads the reader and based the story on a hoax that was conjured up by a man who was probably seeking, what-power, wealth, fame, validity? Do we really need to say anything more?
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Name: laotzu06 •
Date: 05/17/08 12:09 |
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A: i would just like to inform everyone that the source of information where dan brown got the whole idea for the da vinci code has been discredited... it was an elaborate lie! if you watch the discovery channel, then you'd understand. one of the authors, henry lincoln, of the "holy blood, holy grail" was qouted as saying "i was duped!" referring to the person who gave him "evidence" and sent him on a wild goose chase all over europe. the documentary even explained all the "lies" that dan brown wrote establishing it as fact, not to mention codex that was supposed to encase a papyrus. dicsovery channel recreated the codex and even placed a papyrus reed inside it... when the codex broke, the papyrus did not disolve in the vinegar, instead, the researcher got "a stinky, and very wet paper". that episode was aired january of 2007 when the controversy of the da vinci code was at its peak. so don't ever think dan brown is a person worthy of note regarding this.
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Name: laotzu06 •
Date: 05/17/08 12:37 |
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A: i personally was not angry at the book... i was concerned. in our age where faith is being taken for granted, it is very dangerous to say things like what the da vinci code was purporting. everyone should be concerned... dan brown's book is all about lies. if you watch documentaries in discovery channel, there was an episode where scholars and experts were identifying the lies about the da vinci code. believe me, there were a lot of lies! even the source book, "holy blood, holy grail" was false as was stated by one of the authors henry lincoln. so please read dan brown's book with caution... if anyone personally knows him, tell him to work more on his plot and not bask on the glory of controversy. he is a brilliant writer but needs to improve on his plot. i've read almost all his books but i always tend to drop it when i reach the conclusion or denoument of the story. somehow his plot contains some incongruence that is totally distasteful. those review given to him by new york times people are probably just to make you believe he is a best-selling author. but if you really read his books, you'd know why.
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