Welcome Townhall.com readers!
My review of Breaking the Da Vinci Code, by Darrell L. Bock, has been posted. I’m appreciative of Townhall.com, as always, but the review was edited a bit more than I like.
If you’re not a writer or don’t know any, let me explain. Even if an editor’s changes improve the piece, there’s still a nagging feeling about it. Every writer wants to believe his submitted work is the best it can be, and most writers are convinced their work is the best. We humans and our pride! Anyway, here’s an excerpt:
Many have wondered why biblical scholars would take such an interest in fiction, but Brown asserts many spurious claims about Christianity, and his charges must be answered. Among his assertions:* Jesus Christ, a mere man, was married to Mary Magdalene, one of his followers.
* Christ’s deity was invented by a group of men centuries after his death.
* The church in Rome entered into a 2,000-year-old conspiracy to hide these and other “facts.”
* The artist Leonardo da Vinci, among others, knew these secrets and planted clues in some of his paintings.Whether contained in a novel or in a non-fiction book, such allegations are an affront to Christians and must be dealt with in a reasoned and biblical manner. Bock formidably rises to the challenge as he exposes the flaws found in the pages of The Da Vinci Code. Bock’s 188-page refutation, which includes a helpful bibliography and glossary, is concise and offers a solid biblical defense of the faith.
I haven’t gotten to the end of Dan Brown’s novel yet, but according to other reviews I’ve read, all it boils down to is sex. The closest way to God is through sexual rituals. Big surprise. Leave it to fallen man to come up with such a thing.
But Christians are on the job. Here’s just a sampling of responses:
— The Da Vinci Code: A Brilliantly Crafted Deception
— Breaking the code
— Christian History Corner: Breaking The Da Vinci Code
— Cracks in the Da Vinci Code
— The Da Vinci Code — Seriously?
— Deciphering The Da Vinci Code
— Jesus Christ as God and the Trinity Was Not Invented Until the Fourth Century?
