Do you believe in the Theory behind " The DA Vinci Code"?

Question

Please no stupid answers! Only people who have read the book or seen the movie and are real Christians, need to reply. What is your opinion about Jesus and Mary. Do you think he was married? Please explain your answer. This movie has made me lose sleep!

Answer 1

Don't lose sleep. It's a work of fiction...FICTION!

There are a number of good articles that address your concerns.
Check out the link below for one article.

Answer 2

Well... the theory that Jesus and Mary were man and wife has been around for centuries. Supposedly Mary fled after his death and showed up on the shores of France with a small daughter named Sarah. A line of French Kings did claim relation to her so they could claim to be direct decedents of Christ.

Now the order of the Rose and the idea that Da Vinci was grand master of this secret organization is bunk. I've read the same books Dan Brown used as sources. I read them years ago when I was doing work for my degree. That order mentioned in The Da Vinci Code (God I wish I could remember the name) was created in the mid 20th century. A man made up the documents listing the 'grand masters', left them in the French library then waited a decade or so before 'discovering' them. I wouldn't be surprised to learn Da Vinci belonged to lots of secret societies but heI was a never a member of this one because it was just invented.

The church denies Mary and Jesus were a couple. Honestly the dead sea scrolls and Gospel of Thomas, and Gospel of Mary Magdalene are in such poor condition we will never know for sure.

I think in the end why does it matter? Jesus was a human man. If he had a wife does it change his message or purpose any? No. In fact the whole chastity in the Catholic Church was invented by St. Augustine in the 380's, not the Bible! The reason the church in the Middle Ages enforced chaste priests and monks is because their holy men were living it up with whores, wives, big estates, wine and gambling. It was a move to clean up the Church and had little to do with doctrine.

So think about and decide what you will. In the end this is not a new question it was only dragged in the spot light by a good work of fiction and a Tom Hank's flick.

Answer 3

The Knights Templar DID discover a treasure under Soloman's Temple. What they found is lost to history. But some facts do support the fact that Jesus was married and had childen. They may have found some proof of Jesus's heirs. The fictional part is the bloodline that survives today. It may be possible but without DNA, who knows.

This knowledge, if proven true, could change Christianity forever. Proving that Jesus was a man, just a man. A good leader but also a father and husband.

Answer 4

No, because even if Jesus and Mary did have a child, the last thing they would do is head towards France, because that would be going deeper into the Empire which had Jesus crucified.

They'd have gone east.

Now there's an interesting tomb in India, called the Tomb of Issa, which is an Arabic derivation of Jesus. Apparently, this Issa came from Judea and was said to have scars on his feet and hands, reminiscent of a crucified person that survived crucifixion. That's more believable.

Answer 5

He knew why he had been born into this world, that he was going to be crucified. He didn't come here to live life as man would, fall in love, get married, have children. He came to give his life to redeem those bound in chains in the slave market of sin. He wasn't secretly married because he did nothing in secret. His followers would all have known if he was and it would have been part of what is known about him without having to unravel a mystery. It would have been out in the open.

I haven't read the book or seen the movie, so you might ask how can I say that what is in the book isn't true. Let me illustrate the answer for you. When someone is being trained to detect counterfeit money they aren't given counterfeits to study. They are given real money and told to learn it thoroughly. When they have learned what real money looks, smells, sounds, and feels like then the counterfeit's falsity is clearly obvious. The consequences of the story of Jesus having had a secret marriage have lead to him being seen as a liar. That's evidence of a counterfeit of the truth. Jesus said he is the way, the truth, and the life.

Answer 6

Hi Rochellee
I watched the movie, but quite honestly didn't understand it very easily, I think if I read the book I'd understand it better. But from what I basically know is that it is trying to say Jesus and Mary were married and had descendants. How can anyone honestly know what the truth is? Unless you go directly to Jesus himself? Yes you can have faith, but I can understand your concern! All the best of luck finding the answer! Oh, and thank you so much for the advice that you gave me the other day, it has helped me understand my body much better now! And, I started my monthlies this past Sunday (",). Cheers, FireTiger

Answer 7

The "theory" behind the story is that if there were a believable enough story spread around, then the royal family in England should rightfully expect to head the church, and not the pope. It was all a power struggle in the 16th century. All of it is fiction. Jesus was never married, there is way too much documentation to prove that. This is all about king Henry covering his behind. The pope would not allow him a divorce. The pope assumed he was in charge of the earth. Henry kicked him and all his priest out of England and took all the churches. The "holy grail" never existed except in a fictional story.

Answer 8

I've read the Da Vinci Code and seen the film.

Gnostic gospel accounts written centuries after the death of Jesus are filled with gnostic ideas and symbolism and are not eye-witness accounts of the time of Jesus. It is likely that the vast majority of Christians accepted the four main Gospel accounts as the most accurate records of the life of Jesus and these gospels do not mention Jesus getting married. He appears to be a single virgin throughout the entire story.

Leonardo da Vinci painted men who look effeminate because he was himself a homosexual. This is confirmed in a number of sources. I think people are trying to read too much into his artwork, that was never intended.

Answer 9

"The DaVinci Code" is classified as speculative historical fiction
speculative meaning guess, fiction meaning not for real, and history is barely factual to begin with.

So no, not at all. The author agrees with the classification and so do I.

My favorite piece of speculative historical fiction is "The Thirteenth Warrior" based on the oldest scroll mentioning the vikings, Antonio Banderas' role was a real man ... Michael Criton picked up where the scroll was destroyed and finished the story along the lines of Beowulf.

go back to sleep

it's just Christian sensationalism

Answer 10

Honey, let me spell this out to you plain and very simple. the Da Vinci Code is a work of fiction. If you want to buy the book, you'll find it in the fiction section in the bookstore. As for events of 2000 years passed, we don't know, and the bible makes no mention of such an event. If you want an answer from the edge of faith, study your bible, where there are no mentioned begotten children of Jesus. Please don't lose sleep over this movie, or let your faith go over a rather decent but FICTIONAL book, ok?

Answer 11

He didn't have a wife on earth. Jesus' Bride is the church. God holds marriage in high honor, so if Jesus was married, at least some mention would have been made of it. The Bible doesn't say a word. Mary Magdalene is only mentioned in one small story. She holds a place of honor for her annointing of Jesus' feet. That's all.

The theory used in the movie is based on some wacko group that wrote it about 800 years after Jesus. Historically, that holds no water compared to eye witness accounts written within 80 years of Jesus' time on earth.