Could someone explain me what is the Da Vinci Code is all about?

Question

And why there is so much controversy about it in the chritian world.

Answer 1

It is, in short, a conspiracy theory, operating on the premise that Jesus Christ fathered a child and the established church is attempting to keep it a secret.

Answer 2

"The Da Vinci Code" is just another piece of fiction literature that treats the Catholic Church in a less-than-flattering manner. Nothing new, right?

What makes "The Da Vinci Code" different is that the author, Dan Brown, claims to portray Catholic Doctrine in a factual light, with a fictional story built around it.

Fact is, some of Catholic Doctrine is indeed portrayed accurately. However, there are many ludicrous claims concerning the Church that are grossly false.

Given the claim that Catholic Doctrine is portrayed accurately, some people might not be able to tell the difference between what is fact and what is fiction.

Some of these fallacies include:

Jesus is not God; he was only a man.

Jesus was married to Mary Magdalene.

She is to be worshiped as a goddess.

Jesus got her pregnant, and the two had a daughter.

That daughter gave rise to a prominent family line that is still present in Europe today.

The Bible was put together by a pagan Roman emperor.

Jesus was viewed as a man and not as God until the fourth century, when he was deified by the emperor Constantine.

The Gospels have been edited to support the claims of later Christians.

In the original Gospels, Mary Magdalene rather than Peter was directed to establish the Church.

There is a secret society known as the Priory of Sion that still worships Mary Magdalene as a goddess and is trying to keep the truth alive.

The Catholic Church is aware of all this and has been fighting for centuries to keep it suppressed. It often has committed murder to do so.

The Catholic Church is willing to and often has assassinated the descendents of Christ to keep his bloodline from growing.


As you can see, many of these claims are attacks on all Christianity, not just Catholicism.

Learned Christians aren't going to be fooled by such false claims. But they do stoke the flames of anti-Catholicism/Christianity - and that's going to drive many 'on-the-fence-types away from the faith. That is never a good thing.

Answer 3

The Da Vinci Code is a mystery/detective novel by American author Dan Brown, published in 2003 by Doubleday Fiction. It is a worldwide bestseller with more than 60.5 million copies in print (as of May 2006) and has been translated into 44 languages. It is thought to be the sixth biggest selling book of all time. Combining the detective, thriller and conspiracy fiction genres, the book is part two of a trilogy that started with Brown's 2000 novel Angels and Demons, which introduced the character Robert Langdon. In November 2004, Random House published a "Special Illustrated Edition", with 160 illustrations interspersed with the text.

The plot of the novel involves a conspiracy within the Catholic Church to cover up the "true" story of Jesus. In the book, the Vatican knows it is living a lie but continues to do so to keep itself in power. The novel has helped generate popular interest in speculation concerning the Holy Grail legend and the role of Mary Magdalene in the history of Christianity. Fans have lauded the book as creative, action-packed and thought-provoking. Critics have attacked it as poorly written, inaccurate and creating confusion between speculation and fact. From a religious point of view, some critics consider it sacrilegious, and decry the many negative implications about the Catholic Church and Opus Dei.

Dan Brown's novel was a smash hit in 2003, even rivaling the sales of the highly popular Harry Potter series [1]. It spawned a number of offspring books and drew glowing reviews from the New York Times, People Magazine and the Washington Post [2]. It also re-ignited interest in the history of the Catholic Church. As well as re-invigorating interest in the church, The Da Vinci Code has also spawned numerous "knockoffs" (as they are referred to by Publishers Weekly) [3], or novels that have a striking resemblance to The Da Vinci Code, including Raymond Khoury's The Last Templar, and The Templar Legacy by Steve Berry.

Answer 4

There shouldn't be any controversy..last time I checked it was called a thriller and was found in the FICTION section.

Many so called "men of God" are making much ado about nothing. Had the author claimed all of it was true then they might have a leg to stand on. Me thinks they dost protest too much.

Why are their beliefs and/or teachings threatened by an admitted work of fantasy??? It seems they are afraid that their lies might not be as good, or some such.

I am a Christian, my faith and testamony are in no way threaten by a NY times best seller or a box office production from Sony pictures. They are grounded in the Word of God and not subject to every wind of doctrine or "church movement", as many call it nowadays.

Answer 5

what planet have you been? its been a rage ever since the book was published. the controversy was Jesus had a daughter with Mary Magdalene and there was a group of soldiers who keep them from the Roman Catholic Church who wants to kill them. These revelation is kept hidden in Da Vinci paintings who is alleged to be one who knows this secret. Imagine if indeed Jesus was never a god or just an imaginary savior.

Answer 6

I have recently seen the film and am about to read the book. The main idea behind the film (which I disagree with) is that Jesus (pbuh) was married to Mary Magdaline (not sure of the spelling) and she gave birth to a baby girl after Jesus was raised up to heaven (not crucified as I believe as a Muslim) and that there are so many people who carry the holy blood of Jesus as his grandchildren. We know from the Hoky Quran that Jesus (pbuh) did not get married and did not have children accordingly.

The other idea the film mentioned (which I agree with as a Muslim) is that:
*Jesus (pbuh) was a human being, an honoured one, no more. He was and is not god.
* it was the church who created this myth of trinity and Jesus, son of god or god himself, and changed the scriptures accordingly.

As you can see, the ideas are totally against the core of the Christian belief.

Answer 7

it is a fiction book about the holy grail which assumes that thegrail was in fact Mary magdeline. it theorizes that she was married to jesus and had children and the divinci code is protecting the whereabouts of their decendents. The controversy is only because some radicalscan't understand that it is only a story.
read the book, its better than the movie any way

Answer 8

it's about finding the tomb of jesus' wench. And the religious people don't like it because they don't like anything. If it's not in a church and full of lies then they don't like it. Grumpy buggers lighten up live a little you never know what you may find out.

Answer 9

I don't think its important question.

But did you hear about the Hare Krishna code? Wow...its a big secret. Find it out.

Answer 10

its about the posibility that jesus christ did not die on the cross.. but instead maried a woman by the name of mary magdalen a prostitute... and had children...