Many who have read the New York Times bestseller The Da Vinci Code have questions that arise from seven codes-expressed or implied-in Dan Brown's book. In Breaking the Da Vinci Code: Answers to the Questions Everyone's Asking, Darrell Bock, Ph.D., responds to the novelist's claims using central ancient texts and answers the following questions:Who was Mary Magdalene? Was Jesus Married? Would Jesus Being Single be Un-Jewish? Do the So-Called Secret Gnostic Gospels Help Us Understand Jesus? What Is the Remaining Relevance of The Da Vinci Code? Darrell Bock's research uncovers the origins of these codes by focusing on the 325 years immediately following the birth of Christ, for the claims of The Da Vinci Code rise or fall on the basis of things emerging from this period. Breaking the Da Vinci Code, now available in audio, distinguishes fictitious entertainment from historical elements of the Christian faith. For by seeing these differences, one can break the Da Vinci code.
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"Dr. Bock very simply clarifies the errors in the Code. Though a scholar, he's made sure that everyone understands the truth about Jesus. "
— Leslie (5 out of 5 stars)
" Dr. Bock very simply clarifies the errors in the Code. Though a scholar, he's made sure that everyone understands the truth about Jesus. "
— Leslie, 6/8/2013" A good overview from the perspective of a Christian historian of sorts; he convincing addresses several of the issues from the novel and lays out historical evidence that clearly disproves some of the assertions in "The DaVinci Code". A great picture of the "other side" of these issues. "
— Allyson, 2/3/2013" Interesting discussion of the history behind some of the vents addressed in the DaVinci Code. I would recommend this to those who have read Dan Brown's DaVinci Code. It is very well researched and cited and refutes much of Brown's historical assertions. "
— David, 8/30/2012" I got fed up reading it. I was getting angry with what the author wrote. I bet I only made it a couple chapters in. "
— Jess, 8/2/2012" Very good study on the claims of the Dan Brown books. "
— Nora, 6/11/2012" This is a very interesting, academic view of the ideas brought up in Dan Brown's book the Da Vinci Code. It gives a thorough defense of why the book is fiction and the chapter on the gnostic gospels is especially good. A great tool in defending the Christian faith against the book's claims. "
— Julie, 5/6/2011" Every conspiracy theory in dan brown's book is spear-headed in this book. Nice food for thought book. "
— Andrea, 5/2/2011" Made for a goo read after you read the Da Vinci Code.. "
— Edward, 12/3/2010" I have to give it 5 stars...it's my dad's book! A good book for answers to the questions posed by The Da Vinci Code. "
— Lara, 10/3/2010" Every conspiracy theory in dan brown's book is spear-headed in this book. Nice food for thought book. "
— Andrea, 5/18/2009" This is a very interesting, academic view of the ideas brought up in Dan Brown's book the Da Vinci Code. It gives a thorough defense of why the book is fiction and the chapter on the gnostic gospels is especially good. A great tool in defending the Christian faith against the book's claims. "
— Julie, 5/1/2009" I have to give it 5 stars...it's my dad's book! A good book for answers to the questions posed by The Da Vinci Code. "
— Lara, 7/10/2008" I got fed up reading it. I was getting angry with what the author wrote. I bet I only made it a couple chapters in. "
— Jess, 3/11/2008" Interesting discussion of the history behind some of the vents addressed in the DaVinci Code. I would recommend this to those who have read Dan Brown's DaVinci Code. It is very well researched and cited and refutes much of Brown's historical assertions. "
— David, 1/24/2008Darrell Bock, PhD, is a professor, New Testament scholar from Dallas Theological Seminary, and an advisor on the New Testament to Good Morning America and ABC.
Chris Fabry is the author of more than thirty books, as well as a former broadcaster in Christian radio. His radio credits include Focus on the Family, Love Worth Finding, and Reaching Your World with Luis Palau. He and his wife, Andrea, live in Colorado with their nine children.