What is the Da Vinci Code about?

Answer 1

It's about a code hidden in the paintings of Leonardo da Vinci that reveals that Jesus and Mary Magdalene had a child and there are descendents of Jesus around today. The main character is a historian who is trying to find out the truth, solve a murder, and avoid being killed by bad guys--and you don't know until the end who the good guys or bad guys really are. It's an exciting book (I haven't seen the movie yet) but it's not based on fact, just an exciting fiction story.

Answer 2

The Da Vinci Code is a fictitious mystery/detective novel by American author Dan Brown, published in 2003 by Doubleday Fiction.

The novel is based on the controversial premise that there is a conspiracy within the Catholic Church to cover up the true story of Jesus. According to this premise, 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.

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 eighth best-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.

In 2006, a movie adaptation was released by Columbia Pictures.

Answer 3

With The Da Vinci Code, Dan Brown masterfully concocts an intelligent and lucid thriller that marries the gusto of an international murder mystery with a collection of fascinating esoteria culled from 2,000 years of Western history.
A murder in the silent after-hour halls of the Louvre museum reveals a sinister plot to uncover a secret that has been protected by a clandestine society since the days of Christ. The victim is a high-ranking agent of this ancient society who, in the moments before his death, manages to leave gruesome clues at the scene that only his granddaughter, noted cryptographer Sophie Neveu, and Robert Langdon, a famed symbologist, can untangle. The duo become both suspects and detectives searching for not only Neveu's grandfather's murderer but also the stunning secret of the ages he was charged to protect. Mere steps ahead of the authorities and the deadly competition, the mystery leads Neveu and Langdon on a breathless flight through France, England, and history itself

Answer 4

It takes the idea that Jesus was married to Mary Magdelene, and twists it into a murder-mystery that involves the Catholic Church. You have to be willing to read it through an open mind, realizing that it is indeed fiction. Does it judge the Catholic Church? Yes. Growing up Catholic, I have found there to be things that I believe deserve to be judged, so it did not bother me. Others, it did. It is a very interesting book, and there is other literature out there dealing with similar information, on a non-fiction/scholarly scale. If interested, check out:

The Woman With the Alabaster Jar - Margaret Starbird (She is Catholic, but is writing in support of the idea that Jesus and Mary Magdelene were married.)

The Gospel of Mary Magdelene

Holy Blood, Holy Grail

Mary, Called Magdelene

The Dead Sea Scrolls

Answer 5

Thanks For Your Question :)

Well The Davinci Code is a book claims that Jesus peace be upon him was married and had children too of course according to the Christian beliefs this is unacceptable but according to Islam it is OK because Muslims believe that he was the Messenger and the Prophet of God not God himself so its OK to have a wife and children

Answer 6

Good question J W.
Its about a deceived deranged man named Dan Brown who wrote a book trying to re-write history to see how many others would believe his ignorance.

Answer 7

Fictional secret codes in the Bible that supposedly predict current/future events.

Answer 8

Fiction and big money trying to tell a story about the Catholic Church's past.

Answer 9

It is a work of fiction that for some reason the church feels threatened by. I won't into the story as others already have.

Answer 10

Jesus and Mary had a child and secret societies all over the world are devoted to keeping it a secret.