Shouldn't fundies be burning "The Davinci Code" instead of reading it?

[Paragon]

I don't get that about the whole phenomenon -- with all the stuff about Mary Magdalene not being a prostitute (which is true) and her being Jesus' wife and them having kids and blah blah blah...

...isn't that the height of blasphemy for religious types?

Where's the outcry? (I haven't actually read the book -- maybe there's something I'm missing.)

[Richardo]

1. There IS an outcry...

...the 'Christianity' section of the bookstore probably has at least a half-dozen titles devoted to refuting this third rate fiction. :eyes:

Note to fundies: It's FICTION! And poorly written at that.

[Paragon]

3. I work at a bookstore

So, if those books exist, I haven't seen 'em.

But I would've at least heard about freeper rage on the book on TV or something...

[Richardo]

4. Here's a few titles from bn.com (my P/T gig)...

De-Coding Da Vinci: The Facts Behind the Fiction of The Da Vinci Code
Amy Welborn

Cracking the Da Vinci Code: The Unauthorized Guide to the Facts Behind Dan Brown's Bestselling Novel
Simon Cox

The Da Vinci Code: Fact or Fiction?
Hank Hannegraaff, Paul L. Maier

The Da Vinci Hoax: Exposing the Errors in The Da Vinci Code
Carl E. Olson, Sandra Miesel

Breaking the Da Vinci Code: Answering the Questions Everybody's Asking
Darrell L. Bock

Cracking Da Vinci's Code
James Garlow, Peter Jones

Da Vinci Deception: Credible Answers to the Questions People Are Asking About Jesus, the Bible, and The Da Vinci Code
Erwin W. Lutzer

Gospel Code: Novel Claims about Jesus, Mary Magdalene, and Da Vinci
Ben Witherington

Truth and Fiction in The Da Vinci Code: A Historian Reveals What We Really Know about Jesus, Mary Magdalene, and Constantine
Bart Ehrman

Fact and Fiction in the Da Vinci Code
Steve Kellmeyer

Catholic Response: Package of 50: The Da Vinci Code
Amy Welborn
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They might not ALL be fundy-foam, but you can see it hit a nerve.

[MichaelHarris]

2. Nawww those idiots

are too stupid to even realize their fear of a "new world order" like the Bible says was mentioned by bush 41 like 2377593021 times in his speeches. The blithering idiots are voting for the dickheads that are more likely to bring on Armageddon.

[MallRat]

5. Wait. It gets better.

One of main premises of the book is that the Gospel of Q is packaged together with the "Holy Grail."

The Gospel of Q, according to those who subscribe to the theory, is one of the source materials for the New Testament gospels we know today. Q is believed to have been written around 50 A.D., predating Mark, Matthew, and Luke.

If the theory is correct, it's what's written (or actually, NOT written) in Q that should really freak out fundies and conservative Catholics alike. Because of its early date, Q is believed to have been written by eyewitnesses to Jesus' teachings, thus conceivably making it the most "accurate" of the gospels.

In the book, Q threatens the foundation of modern Christianity as we know it, because:

Q does not contain stories of the virgin birth.
Q does not contain stories of Jesus turning water into wine, walking on water, or raising the dead.
Q does not discuss heaven or hell.
Q does not describe Jesus performing superhuman miracles.
Q does not propose the concept of a Holy Trinity.
Q does not depict the resurrection.

In short, if you subscribe to the this theory, Q depicts Jesus as a mortal man. A political leader, a teacher, a philosopher... but not a direct manifestation of God. In fact, most of the traditions and beliefs followed in modern-day Christianity have no basis whatsoever in Q. They were all added later.

This would blow the mind of just about any fundamentalist Christian, whatever sect they may be.

That's the interesting part of "The DaVinci Code." The plot revolves around a secretive organization that not only holds the "truth" about Mary Magdalene, but also possesses the documents to destroy the Catholic church.

I agree... fundamentalists and conservative Catholics alike should be fleeing from this book, given the premise and plotline.

-MR