Does anybody believe in the DaVinci Code intrepretations of the Christian religion?

Question

I belive it is fiction and that it is really confusing.

I never saw Star Wars.

I know that is fiction just wanted to see if anybody believed what he wrote about. It is a convincing interpretation to say the least but its got alot of loopholes.

I think that it is purely bs.

Answer 1

the davinci code is nothing but s big old steamy nutty brown pile of bull s h i t

Answer 2

It's fiction and he wasn't interpreting the Christian religion at all, but stating a fictional story mixed with scientific observations, with some facts and some not, and just "What if?'s". And so what if Jesus had a wife? He was human. People are really naive sometimes and don't like to think for themselves.. I'm Catholic and was not upset nor insulted in any way. I think Dan Brown books are great. Plus, there are many more books out there that say worse things and mean it with all their heart, but they're not popular, so people franky don't give a damn because of that.


And people who say "He'll burn in hell for going against the Bible" are going against the bible by saying that (also are misinterpreting the movie...if they even saw it or read the movie, which most who are against it have not). "Thou without sin cast the first stone" ring a bell?


It's just a good story.

Answer 3

The premise for the DaVinci Code came from a book titled "Holy Blood, Holy Grail", written in the late 70's by Michael Baigent and some collaborators. (The character 'Teabing' in The DaVinci Code is an anagram of 'Baigent'). They set out to investigate secret societies and ended up uncovering an apparent conspiracy that covered centuries, and involved the bloodline of Jesus having been carried on in the Merovingian Dynasty of Frankish kings. Of course, none of that can be true, since Jesus himself was a fictional character... but it makes for a very good read. I think that there has been a recent printing (check Amazon.com), due to the resurgence of interest brought about by the Dan Brown story. Baigent has also written some more recent books on the Dead Sea scrolls.

Answer 4

The DaVinci Code is piffle, a jigsaw of many different traditions cobbled into a conspiracy theory. What keeps it resonating is its feel, that the Catholic hierarchy likes to keep its followers in the dark. (True enough, any hierarchy would.)

Brown took elements of Gnosticism, an incompatible version of Christianity that emphasizes finding God within oneself, with the legend of the Sangreal, which attempted to legitimize the Merovingian line of kings by suggesting the were semi-divine. Throw in the Knights Templar (good guys? bad guys?) and the propensity of the Church to stiffle dissent and you've got a pot-boiling millennial battle!

Consider the significance of Jesus having a line of descendants. What would it mean? Would these people be "special"? Would they have the same mission or powers as Jesus did? Should we treat them differently? (hard to do if they're in hiding) What exactly would be the divine purpose in maintaining such a line through 2000 years-and-counting, as opposed to any other family line? Jesus' message was OPPOSED to any consideration of birth or rank.

And just how would Opus Dei or the Vatican, power-mad as they may be, be protecting the integrity of the divine/human Jesus mythos by killing or discrediting any member of that line? Either it's true or it isn't. Extinguishing evidence is hardly a search for truth.

Just focus on Langdon and the girl. Everybody's chasing them and trying to stop them. It doesn't have to make sense! It just has to feel dangerous.

Of course, these elements Brown borrowed and twisted together did exist in their time. I think the religious objection is to any discussion of Gnosticism and the possibility that there was more than one way to envision the theology and practice of Christianity, even in the early days. That has a lot of "true believers" worried.

Answer 5

Let’s go back a step, shall we. For starters, the Da Vinci Code is a fictional book written to be a thriller in modern society, and if you are going to read Dan Brown, read Angels and Demons, it is so much better. Also, may I suggest The Genesis Code, which is also infinitely better. Now, backing up a step from Dan Brown's FICTIONAL book is a NON-fiction book "Holy Blood, Holy Grail" co-authored by Laurence Gardner that The Da Vinci Code was practically verbatim of. The authors of "Holy Blood, Holy Grail" were introduced to this "treasure hunt" by a code they discovered in the book "Le Tresor Maudit" in the 1980's and went about exploring the "unsolved mystery" of the small village Rennes-le-Chateau. Here is where the modern story begins when the priest in this village begins the remodeling of the small church and uncovers ancient manuscripts in a hollow column and inexplicably comes into a large amount of money (some of which he uses to redecorate his church in some terrifying ways) I digress, back to the authors, on their "treasure hunt" discover an even more ancient account of this tail that Gerard de Sede plagiarized straight for his book "Le Tresor Maudit."
My point is this, the theology of The Da Vinci Code is not knew, it is far from. It is simply the latest in a succession of published works that says the same thing VERBATUM. Don't believe me, check them out. And while you are there, try "Bloodline of the Holy Grail" "The Jesus Mysteries" "Rex Deus" among others. And for the mystery of Rennes-le-Chateau, check out http://www.dreamscape.com/morgana/metis.htm for the full story.
I would not say that everything the Da Vinci Code says is pure fact, for it is largely embellished to be a FICTION thriller, but my point is, it is not new information, and some of the things it talks about are still shrouded in mystery. Does this mean there is some huge conspiracy that has shaped our entire existence? Well, I wouldn't want to take all of the fun out of life.

Answer 6

Yes, I believe a lot of what Dan Brown had to say in that book. It doesn't change my faith in God at all, but I don't put it past people to have lied in the past for power. That's basically all Dan Brown is suggesting; that things were "tweeked" to suit man's needs at the time. Given the time period of which the Bible takes place, why would it be so hard to believe that men would not have wanted women (Mary Magdaline) to have power in the Church? Women were treated like dirt up until only 40 or so years ago right here in the United States, and are still treated like "useless, powerless, unthinking creatures" in other parts of the world today. So I wouldn't be surprised in the least if Jesus was married and some wanted to hide that fact and ruin for any chances for Mary Magdeline to become a higher "power" in the church. Whether or not Jesus was married doesn't bother me. He's still the son of God, He's still our savior, so what difference does it really make at the end of the day? I'd like to believe that He was married and found love and happiness. There's no crime in that.

Answer 7

Are you kidding, Christian and exceptionally Catholics are completely hostile to Dan Brown's fantastic novel entitled "the DaVinci Code". the reason being that Jesus became married to Mary Magalane this is the biggest reason behind the arguable situation. this helps Dan Brown in a lot of recommendations because (a million) maximum folk including Christian and Catholics favor to examine or see the action picture (2) non-believer also favor to examine and observe the action picture. in the journey that they purely carry the type of huge deal on the fictitious novel then grosses of both the e book and the action picture would not be that enormous. assume the action picture to make a minimum of 85M on commencing day or perhaps as it really is asserted and executed a minimum of over $300M. Ciao!!!

Answer 8

If you study history of the time period, there is much credibility to the book's interpretation of Christian religion as an institution. My history, by the way, was learned at a Jesuit University and taught by priests who were not advocating the view but did acknowledge the political and social fabric on which the church was built.

PS - I'm focusing more on the vilification of some pagan religious practices while incorporating other mystical beliefs into Christianity as a means to increase the number of Christian followers.

Answer 9

Since most people seem to be focusing on Jesus's marital status, I guess I will too. Jesus was a young Jewish man living about 2000 years ago. We can all agree on that, right? And whether or not you believe that Jesus was the son of God, we can all also agree that he was raised by his mother, Mary and her Husband Joseph who acted as his earthly father by feeding him, clothing him, bringing a source of income into the family, and finding his son a bride when he came of age. That was the responsibility of the father, to find his son a good bride. It would have been extremely unlikely that he wouldn't have been married, for it would have been highly unusual, and Joseph would not have fulfilled his role as Jesus's earthly father figure.
Looking at it from a "does it affect my faith?" point of view, the answer is no No, it would only confirm it. Jesus was the god in-fleshed. Why would he not have had physical experiences such as creating a baby? How could a man who never experienced physical "sins" such as indulgence be a scapegoat for our sins?
As for the rest of the book, some of it went in one ear and out the other, but I take no issue with it. I would not substitute it for a history book, but it was a good story with probably some fact in it. Then again, it is kind of like the Bible in that sense.

Answer 10

Pish tosh. Pish tosh.

It is fiction - there are HEAPS of TV specials pointing out where Dan Brown was wrong (some of the points he said were facts weren't) and debunking several other points.

However, it attacks the Christian church and beliefs, and people like that - frequently you get the response "Look - the DaVinci Code proves that Jesus wasn't god, he was just an ordinary man. And anyway Jesus never existed!" Out of the mouths of idiots...

I say again "Pish" and "Tosh"

Answer 11

I do not personally believe in the so called "evidence" brought forward dor this belief system in the Da Vinci Code. Sadly, many people do though. When movies like this are made and there are people who are weak in their Christian beliefs it helps pull them even more asunder form the path. So, yes some people do because they are ill-informed. It is just as the atheist and their evolution theories. A little bt of sin in their lives can open a huge chasm between them and God.