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I was checking out some question here on Yahoo... There was a particular question about "what is the holy grail, and if it still exists".. Ok, we all know about it and most of us have read the Da Vinci Code. A female respondant raised my interest as she replied " It is the child of Mary and Jesus that the Knights Templar were ought to protect. And no I haven't read The Da Vinci Code." First of all she wouldn't possibly assume that if not reading the book. I have read several Gnostic Gospels even before the release of Dan's book and din't make that assumption.. Statistics have shown that most females tend to believe that the Holy grail is actually the blooline of Jesus ( after reading the book of course ), even if History doesn't mention anything of a Grail, or any evidence that Jesus was married.. Not even the Gnostic Gospels. . Why is it though that most women tend to believe this fictional theory?

Answer 1

Maybe women are more motherly and like to think that something so precious and reverred must be a child. It also makes quite a lot of sense.

Now, she could actually have known this without reading the DaVinci code, because Dan Brown wasn't the first author to suggest it. He just had a better PR campaign than the other guy. Before the DV code came out, another book, called the Holy Blood and the Holy Grail came out with the same theory. It also makes a lot of sense if you understand the language, since seperated one letter later it translates into 'Holy Blood' rather than 'Sacred Cup'

Answer 2

First "MOST" women don't, very few people at all seriously beleive these fictional accounts.

Of those that beleive ( the small amount) then yes I guess it could be most ly women. And I would assume it is the level of emotional response that women have that men don't respond with.

Of course we do realise that almsot all the info from the DA Vinci code has been disputed and proved false.

And that the Holy Grail that was searched for by the early nights would have been the CUP of Christ, ( which also was a silly quest)

One has to realise that the Gnostic Gospels were written much latter and never accepted into main line Christianity The only mainline religion to have accepted even parts of the Gnostic Gospels is Islam and it was included in into part of the Quran.
The part of the world where Christains were overtaken by the Muslims was were alot of the Gnostic Texts were more used.

Answer 3

"History" in its purest sense doesn't really mention anything of Jesus Christ, Moses or most Biblical spiritual characters. It's all faith, and if you believe in the stories of the Bible, then I would say it is not so far a stretch to take it a bit farther. There is evidence to suggest that the "holy grail" is the bloodline of Christ, but there is compelling evidence against that as well although such evidence is contradictory to the events in the Bible. It's really what you believe; if you believe the Bible, then you have no reason not to believe the Gnostic Gospels.

You have to understand that the stories in the Bible and of Jesus' life have been passed on through civilization for 2000 years, and has been translated multiple times in many languages. The possibility that the Bible has parts added, omitted and/or edited simply for the sake of furthering a powerful clergy-member's agenda is extremely likely, possible and probable.

Don't believe everything you read or hear in Church; it is a healthy human condition to question what you're told by anyone and, most importantly, not to feel guilty about it.

Answer 4

"Why is it though that most women tend to believe this fictional theory?"

I believe the words were poorly chosen as you can't prove that MOST women tend to believe this or that. However the intent is to ask why people are likely to believe a story that is clearly JUST a story. IMO people like simple answers, something they can get a hold off without much thinking, that's why the story of the Bible is still extremely popular, because it is easy and comfortable. The truth requires study and thought process and the acceptance of a finite existence, none of that is appealing to most.

The same applies to the rest of our lives, you give somebody an easy to grasp concept, that has the benefit of being likable regardless of how improbable and people will adopt it. It's easy.

Answer 5

Start with "Holy Blood, Holy Grail", by Michael Baigent. This source provides the main thesis gor Dan Brown's book.

Answer 6

The Da Vin Code is a bunch of C$#P
There was (is) no child of Christ!

But the truth may be stranger than the fiction of Di Vin Code!

Hint!
Look to Ireland!
Look at the children of Mary
Look at Joseph of Arimathea
Look at Jacob's Pillow-Pillar Stone

Answer 7

i would say because the Church Founding Fathers conveniently forgot how important the ladies are to mankind after they blame Eve for the downfall of man forgetting Eve actually brought knowledge into the world as we know it from the stories in THE BIBLE.

Answer 8

I do not but then I have not rtead the book. Maybe women like to havea romantic end although I can't see that myself

Answer 9

Your question finally is: "Why is it though that most women tend to believe this fictional theory?" Where is your proof that they do?

Answer 10

Your question has no value because there is no definitive proof that Jesus really existed.