The DaVinci Code - need some answers please?

Question

I'm just now half-way through the book - am totally fascinated - is any of this material true at all? I mean about Leonardo DiVinci, himself and the very early years of Christianity (witch burnings) for example.

Answer 1

There is a substantial amount of historically accurate information in Mr. Brown's superb work of fiction.

Perhaps people ought to apply the same scrutiny to some history books (written by the victors/conquerors). Maybe even question the credibility of the numerous authors/editors of the bible???

Wow!

Answer 2

Dan Brown's The DaVinci Code is as factual as Margaret Mitchell's Gone With the Wind.

The Templar Knights did exist, the Army of the North and the Army of the Confederate States did exist. The Free Masons was, and is, an organization that existed and thrives today. DaVinci did exist, and created art that, today, is considered exquisite, controversial, and sometimes puzzling.

Christianity, in its infancy, sufferred decades, centuries, of abuse; but, so did other movements a particular social order feared or suspected. Native Americans were feared, hunted, massacred, and forced to live in dispicable conditions. Black people were feared, held in slavery, forced to live and work in dispicable conditions. At the will of Adolf Hitler, millions of Jews were disposed of.

Dan Brown's The DaVinci Code is a fast-paced, thought-provoking novel that "tweaks" the reader's imagination", and an almost insatiable appetite for reading everything one can find about the organizations mentioned in the book.

Answer 3

The Da Vinci Code is fiction, but it is based on the ideas from the nonfiction book Holy Blood, Holy Grail by Michael Baigent. That's a great book to read for some answers. I also think that these books do a good job talking about the history of Christianity without any mud slinging: Magdalene's Lost Legacy by Margaret Starbird (she's a kooky old bird, if you ever see her on TV) and When God Was a Woman by Merlin Stone.

Answer 4

The art is real, I mean Da Vinci really did paint the Mona Lisa!
The book is mostly based on fiction, but the message that the author is trying to get out is that Jesus was wed to Mary Magdalene and they had a child. I don't see how that's NOT possible, so it may have happened but it may have not happened. Looking at the Bible though there are a few hints especially in the Gnostic Gospels. So I'd like to think they were a nice couple.

Answer 5

The art and architecture are very much real, and there are authorities who do support some of the claims made in the novel about the beginnings of the church. However, as others have said, remember that this book is fiction--Brown himself says so. If you are really interested in some of the things in the book, check out Holy Blood Holy Grail, which Brown used as a source.

Answer 6

Fiction is most of the time based on some sort of fact. I just finished the book and let me tell you that your brain will be asking a lot of questions at the end.

Answer 7

One way to find out is do some research.
Don't forget that is a novel. Not a history
book and many of the items mentioned
are based on facts the author studied.

Answer 8

Most of them are facts. However, there are some assertions are faricated that he just added for the story. As the monsignor in our church says, "The Da Vinci Code is a great story, but not all true."

Answer 9

A lot of it is based on facts, but he exaggerates quite a bit.
Please take the time to research some of this stuff before you believe in it. Ultimately, it is a work of fiction. But you can't say that about every word in the book.

Hard to explain, I know.

Answer 10

There has been speculation for years, but no one has ever had any proof. The secret society in the book in entirely fictional, as are all the events. (historical or otherwise)

It's a fantastic story.. so sit back and enjoy!