FIRST-PERSON: Making evangelism good news again
ALPHARETTA, Ga. (BP)--You're talking with a nonbeliever who brings up a few of the claims in "The Da Vinci Code" and you haven't a clue how to answer him.
FIRST-PERSON: Was Jesus’ divinity an afterthought?
ALPHARETTA, Ga. (BP)--One of the more important claims in "The Da Vinci Code" is the position that Jesus was regarded by the early Christians as a mortal man who was a great prophet, but nothing more.
McDowell novel sends students on ‘quest’ for Da Vinci answers
LAKE FOREST, Calif. (BP)--"Da Vinci Code" author Dan Brown may have fictional characters Robert Langdon, Sophie Neveu, and Sir Leigh Teabing unraveling a fictional 2,000-year-old conspiracy theory –- involving Jesus, Mary Magdalene and the Catholic Church -– that claims to threaten the foundations of the Christian faith.
Q&A: Author says ‘Da Vinci’ doesn’t stand up to history
DALLAS (BP)--The Southern Baptist Texan’s managing editor, Jerry Pierce, interviewed Darrell Bock, author of “Breaking the Da Vinci Code,” recently before Bock spoke at an SBC church in Dallas.
FIRST-PERSON: Was Jesus married?
ALPHARETTA, Ga. (BP)--In Dan Brown’s book "The Da Vinci Code," Jesus is said to have been married to Mary Magdalene. Is it possible to know Jesus’ marital status? The historian will need to consider any evidence suggesting Jesus was married as well as evidence that he was single.
1 in 5 Americans has read ‘Da Vinci,’ Barna poll says
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (BP)--One out of every five Americans has read "The Da Vinci Code," and 2 million of them have changed their religious beliefs because of it, a new Barna Group poll indicates.
FIRST-PERSON: Preparing for The Da Vinci Code
JACKSON, Tenn. (BP)--As a literature professor, I have a favorite Scripture passage: Acts 8. Philip meets the Ethiopian eunuch and says, “Do you understand what you are reading?” The eunuch replies, “How can I unless someone explains it to me?”
‘Da Vinci’ full of errors & inaccuracies, Union profs say
JACKSON, Tenn. (BP)--Dan Brown’s “The Da Vinci Code” is full of half-truths, distortions and historical inaccuracies, a group of Union University professors said May 2 in a panel discussion.
Most Americans believe Bible over ‘Da Vinci,’ poll shows
ALPHARETTA, Ga. (BP)--While "The Da Vinci Code" has sold more than 40 million books and hits movie theaters worldwide May 19, most Americans are not buying its key theological premises, according to a poll commissioned by the North American Mission Board.
The Da Vinci Code: What you need to know
| Al Mohler, Pres. SBTS |
"The Da Vinci Code," a movie from Sony Pictures set to debut in theaters May 19, is based on a bestselling novel by Dan Brown and attacks such key doctrines as the deity of Christ, the reliability of the gospels and the bodily resurrection of Jesus. The movie also claims that Jesus was married to Mary Magdalene and had a child whose descendents are still alive.
