The Da Vinci hoax : exposing the errors in The Da Vinci code

Format:

Book

Title:

The Da Vinci hoax : exposing the errors in The Da Vinci code

Author:

Olson, Carl E., 1969-

ISBN:

9781586170349

Publication Information:

Physical Description:

329 pages : illustrations ; 21 cm

Contents:

Foreword / Francis Cardinal George -- Introduction / James Hitchcock -- 'The Da Vinci Code' phenomenon: An introduction -- 1. Gnosticism: The religion of the Code -- 2. The Magdalene: Saint, sinner, of goddess? -- 3. The Christ and the 'Code' -- 4. Constantine, Paganism, and Nicaea -- 5. Myths of the Holy Grail -- 6. The real Templars -- 7. The Templar myth -- 8. The Priory of Sion hoax -- 9. The 'Code' puts on artistic errors -- 10. More errors and final thoughts.

Summary:

A carefully researched critique of Dan Brown's bestselling novel "The Da Vinci Code" that reveals the truth behind the facts Brown presents in the novel and examines some of the novel's more controversial claims.

Personal Subject:

Brown, Dan, 1964- Da Vinci code.

Mary Magdalene, Saint-In literature.

Jesus Christ-In literature.

Jesus Christ. (OCoLC)fst00040116

Mary Magdalene, Saint. (OCoLC)fst00032964

Title Subject:

Da Vinci code (Brown, Dan) (OCoLC)fst01399750

Subject(s):

Christian saints in literature.

Christianity in literature.

Added Author:

Miesel, Sandra, 1941-

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Summary

The Da Vinci Code , Dan Brown's best selling novel, purports to be more than fiction: it claims to be based on fact and scholarly research. Brown wants his readers to believe that he is revealing the long-concealed truth about Jesus, Mary Magdalene, and early Christianity, a truth that he says has been suppressed by the malevolent and conspiratorial forces of the Catholic Church. The novel alleges that there has been throughout history a secret group of true followers of a Gnostic Jesus and his wife, Mary Magdalene, the true "Holy Grail". Almost everything most Christians and non-Christians think they know about Jesus, according to Dan Brown, is completely wrong, the result of Catholic propaganda designed to hide the truth from the world.

But are The Da Vinci Code 's claims fact or just plain fiction? Is the novel well-researched as claimed? What is the truth about Jesus, Mary Magdalene, and the early Church? Has the Catholic Church distorted the real Jesus? Why is the novel so popular? What about the anti-Catholic, anti-Christian agenda behind the novel?

Best selling author Carl Olson and journalist Sandra Miesel answer these and other important questions. Their painstaking research into The Da Vinci Code and its sources reveals some surprising truths. No one who has read or heard about The Da Vinci Code should miss this provocative and illuminating book.

Author Notes

Carl E. Olson , MTS , is the editor of Catholic World Report and Ignatius Insight . He is the author of two best-selling books, Will Catholics Be "Left Behind"? and The Da Vinci Hoax , and the author of hundreds of articles on theology, Scripture, current events, and apologetics.