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Dan Brown’s novel The DaVinci Code has seen incredible success, selling millions of copies and becoming the basis of a Ron Howard movie that will premiere on May 19, 2006. Inevitably, this movie will generate even more interest in the historical allegations made in the book.
Incredibly, many readers have been convinced by Brown’s premise that Christianity is built on a lie, that Jesus was made into God at the Council of Nicea, that 80 Gospels competed for the New Testament and the best ones didn’t win, and that Jesus was married to Mary Magdalene and they had a child together. For instance, nearly one in five Canadians have read the book – and of those, one in three believe there are descendants of Jesus alive today and that a secret society exists dedicated to keeping Jesus’ bloodline secret. “Dan Brown’s thriller was such a phenomenal success because readers felt they were being let in on an explosive historical secret,” said Vanessa Case, vice-president of programming of the National Geographic Channel and Life Network.
Much has been written to correct Brown’s unique perspectives on religious history. However, so far there has been no interactive discussion guide to help Christians and seekers process the allegations in a positive way and to come to accurate conclusions about them. This movie will generate so much interest in these topics. Christians will find themselves in discussion with other believers and non-believers alike. Discussing the Da Vinci Code will make it easy to invite your friends into a four-week discussion regarding the book and film.
We believe that the movie will generate so much interest in these topics that Christians will find it easy to invite their friends into a four-week discussion concerning the book and film.