it is amazing to me the frenzy 'the da vinci code' has generated in the past few years. like a me-too kevin bacon six degrees of separation fiesta.. you have read the book, know someone that has read the book, gonna read the book, or know dan brown personally.
lets keep fanning the flame people... with the pending release of the movie... dan brown keeps getting richer and tom hanks looks stupider with that haircut with each trailer i see.
there are 2 prominent trains of thought... either the movie is the anti-'passion of the christ' and slams catholics|opus dei|templars|priory of sion ... or ... creates a springboard for debate about Jesus and the veracity of the bible.
i tend to agree with the second. the movie and book are entertainment and are not the first to imply something about the relationship between Jesus and mary magdalene or taking catholic tenants to task. movies like 'the last temptation of christ' and 'dogma' took potshots at religion/Jesus/God. only historically illiterate and those that wear tin foil skull cap beanies are going to buy into the conspiracy theories and logic of the fictional book.. which for those that do not know .. seems to be lifted from a book ' The Holy Blood and the Holy Grail' written about 20 years before.
flipping through the Tivo options.. i see the 13 1/2 hour marathon of show on the history channel :: the templar code :: decoding the past (opus dei) :: mysteries of the freemasons :: behind the da vinci code :: beyond the da vinci code :: da vinci and the code he lived by :: rinse :: repeat ::
mind you.. i have recorded and watched most of them.. out of shear boredom and curiosity.
the bible never mentions that jesus was married and some passages are contrary to that 'blessed event'. in john 20:10-18 we see jesus calling maryM 'woman' and maryM calling jesus 'teacher' ... nothing to indicate a more betrothal type relationship.. unless they were fighting and maryM was mad at jesus and giving him the cold shoulder... for like... dying.. and then coming back to life. funny that none of the main apostles write of any kind of marriage or child
i am actually excited for the chance to use the book, movie and all of the other media coverage about the da vinci code and the 'facts' ... as an opportunity to speak truth and share the true jesus with anyone that will listen/debate
noboby is claiming jesus never existed which is half the battle... the simpe thing will be to dis-prove the notion that 'jesus was married and had a daughter'
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