Is "The Da Vinci Code" true or not?

Question

Although it is fiction, many people believed it. Do you?

Answer 1

Hollywood intends to re-write history but one only needs to research for themselves the validity of the claims. For example the quality of the New Testament documents can be validated outside of the Bible through the research of Josephus Flavius, Tacitus, Caesar's Gallic Wars, Herodotus, and Thucydides. In fact there are 5366 documents discovered so far to validate that the Bible we have today is 99.5% as accurate as it was way back then. For example:

The first-century Jewish historian Josephus referred to the stoning of “James, the brother of Jesus who was called the Christ.” (The Jewish Antiquities, Josephus, Book XX, sec. 200) A direct and very favorable reference to Jesus, found in Book XVIII, sections 63, 64, has been challenged by some who claim that it must have been either added later or embellished by Christians; but it is acknowledged that the vocabulary and the style are basically those of Josephus, and the passage is found in all available manuscripts.

Tacitus, a Roman historian who lived during the latter part of the first century C.E., wrote: “Christus [Latin for “Christ”], from whom the name [Christian] had its origin, suffered the extreme penalty during the reign of Tiberius at the hands of one of our procurators, Pontius Pilatus.”—The Complete Works of Tacitus (New York, 1942), “The Annals,” Book 15, par. 44.

With reference to early non-Christian historical references to Jesus, The New Encyclopædia Britannica states: “These independent accounts prove that in ancient times even the opponents of Christianity never doubted the historicity of Jesus, which was disputed for the first time and on inadequate grounds by several authors at the end of the 18th, during the 19th, and at the beginning of the 20th centuries.”—(1976), Macropædia, Vol. 10, p. 145.

Internal evidence is pretty clear as well. 2 Peter 3:15-16 clearly states that the canon was already in the process of being collected for what we have today in the Bible. There were gnostic books but they were not accepted because they were written by Hellenistic writers that intended to change the original message of the Greek translation to imply that Jesus was not the Son of God.

See the sources below for addition research.

Source(s):

"Exploring the Da Vinci Code"
"Breaking the Da Vinci Code"
"Is the New Testament Documents Reliable?"
"The Gospel Code"
"Hidden Gospels - How the Search for Jesus Lost the Way"

Last this is a personal favorite of mine...

"New Evidence that Demands a Verdict"

go to any book store and pick them up.

Answer 2

There are a number of interesting issues raised by the DaVinci Code. One claim is that a group of people called the Priory of Sion has been protecting the bloodline of Jesus since 1099. This claim is not true. The Priory of Sion was in fact created in 1956 by Pierre Plantard. Obviously, DaVinci could never have been a grandmaster of this group since it did not exist during his lifetime. Another claim is that Jesus was married to Mary Magdalene and had a child and a bloodline. There is very little reliable evidence that this ever happened. The evidence cited in the DaVinci code comes from the Gospel of Philip. It is believed to have been written in the second century or later (180-350). This is more than 100 years after the life of Jesus, and most believe it was created too late to be accurate. Think of it this way. If I went out and wrote a book on the US Civil War (1861-1865) and told you everything you had read previously was wrong - it was the south's idea that slavery should be abolished and that the south won the war. Would you believe me? You wouldn't believe me because I could not possibly have first hand knowledge. The writer of the Gospel of Philip had no first hand knowledge either. The book also claims that Mary Magdalene is to the left of Jesus in the DaVinci's "Last Supper" rather than John. The vast majority of art historians reject this claim. See the wikipedia site below for more information on this if you wish. It is John in the painting and there is likely no code either. Even if you suppose there is a code, what does DaVinci know about Christ? He did not belong to a Priory of Sion, because it did not exist. Also, remember that he lived 1400-1500 years after Christ. The DaVinci Code is a fictional writing, and should be treated as such. Keep asking questions, and keep trying to find answers. :-)

Answer 3

No, I don't believe the curator at the Louve was murdered. :) Having said that, I think that there is a great deal about the DaVinci Code that could very well be true. There is much to support the notions put forth in the book - the Knights Templar truly existed, the Masons still do exist. There's never been any hard evidence that the Priory of Sion existed, but then again, it's supposed to be an ultra-secret society, so there really shouldn't be any evidence.

Common law back in Jesus' day would require that he be married, so it would make sense that he did marry. And if he married, it would make sense that he had children.

I've always found it odd that the bible leaves out Jesus' childhood, teenage and young adult years. Perhaps those stories didn't support the church's views. I would think that ALL of his life, if he truly was who Christians claim he is, would be important enough to share.

There's a lot of things in history (not just Christianity) that has holes, it's up to each person to fill in the gaps and make up their minds themselves. Christians rely on faith to believe in the Bible, God, Jesus, etc. because from a scientific viewpoint, these things don't make sense. Does that mean it's wrong? That's not for me to decide for anyone but myself.

I, personally, lean toward the ideas put forth in DaVinci, but not because the book or the movie, just based on my own observations, reading different accounts of different things and exploring possibilities.

But, the book and the movie really did make people think, which is something many organized religions (not all) want you to avoid. Because if you call it into question, you may decide to spend your Sundays reading all you can to either prove/disprove the topic. This means you wouldn't be filling the seats at church that day, or dropping your money in the collection plate.

Answer 4

Read Holy Blood, Holy Grail. The Da Vinci Code is loosely based upon a lot of this book. There are facts in the Da Vinci Code and the truth may never be known however my feeling is that the book is purely imaginitive.

Answer 5

NO the Da Vinci Code is not true. It does have some real facts but many are just made up to make it an interesting story. Sorry it is not real.

Answer 6

It does not matter what people believe when the author himself states the book is a fiction. How dumb to say something is true when the author says it is false???!!!

Answer 7

As far as Jesus being human and having a wife and possibly a child, yes I do believe. It makes the whole whore thing sound fesible (men twisting the truth to fit their male dominated religion).
Here here Mary Magadlene, your name my be salvaged after all.

Answer 8

Islam has already broke the Codes, check this site for more:
http://www.islamcode.com

Answer 9

It's fiction. Many "facts" are completely wrong.

Answer 10

Of course it's not true. It doesn't even make sense.

The problem is no one reads the bible anymore and if they do they don't think about what it says.