Oh, no . . . he's back!!!

I saw on Drudge Report that Dan Brown is coming out with another book. His The Da Vinci Code was a monster hit that shook some Christians by claiming the gospels were not giving us the real picture of Jesus. I got curious then and read up on Brown's claims. The key point is that Brown got almost everything wrong in the book, not just Christianity. So here's a brief overview of his errors. If you'd like more details, let me know so I can email you additional info.


If The Da Vinci Code Comes Up . . .

Some say we shouldn’t take it so seriously (“it’s just a novel”)
But he claims it’s true


Brown got history wrong . . .
Constantine did not create a new religion out of Christianity
The Council of Nicea was not called to manufacture a belief in Jesus’ divinity
The Knights Templar were not guardians of the Holy Grail
The Priory of Sion is a recent invention


He got Christianity wrong . . .
Jesus was always considered divine
It predates mystery religions


He got ancient writings wrong . . .
The Dead Sea Scrolls contained no gospels or any reference to Jesus
Other “gospels” not included in our Bible were written much later; they contained fanciful stories of a non-human Jesus


He got Christian writings wrong . . .
The four gospels are actually the oldest and best sources for knowing about the life of Jesus
The New Testament canon was established long before Constantine


He got people wrong . . .
Mary Magdalen was not married to Jesus


He got his art and architecture wrong . . .
Art scholars disagree with most of his statements
The great Gothic cathedrals were not a result of the Priory of Sion or the Knights Templar