The Code

[Lamoc]

The Da Vinci Code describes how jesus had a family. Many people have questioned this and wondered if this is actualy true. What does everyone thing about it? Do you think this could have happened?

[AriesMalvis]

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well first of all the da vinci code is something i love to read...the bible...not so much
ive watched so many shows on this subject and read countless books and could prolly argue both sides of a mobius strip on this subject
one thing i believe for sure was that mary wasn't a prostitute
as for many of the other things covered in the book...im not too sure
but dan brown sure makes it all very believable

[Wlfwnd91]

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I haven't read the book unfortunately, it never really caught my attention, but what I do remember hearing somewhere is that Dan Brown doesn't believe a word of what he wrote in the Da Vinci Code when it comes to Jesus having offspring or things of that sort. Another book that may be interesting to read if you're really into studying Jesus and a possible descendent would be "Holy Blood, Holy Grail" it talks about it quite a bit.

[mmeegghhaann]

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While I think there is some sort of God or creator, I don't believe much of the Bible to be true. Dan Brown wrote The Da Vinci Code to be entertaining and to sell millions of books. If he wanted to make a statement he would have published it in a more serious manner such as an essay rather than a a novel meant to read for pleasure.

[BEN.(SPEIRS) 7.5]

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Jesus is overrated in my opinion :P

[archbishopjabber]

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The mere existence of Jesus is debateable considering the fact that the vast majority of the bible was written several centuries after his death. He may very well in fact have lived but he was little more than a figure head. Also, generally a man who does not have a desire to start a family or have a relationship is a deviant. Look at the priests in the catholic church... nuff said.

[devonin]

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Actually there's a surprisingly large amount of historical data that says Jesus of Nazareth was an actual person. He lived around the time the bible says he did, and was a travelling prophet, that's all fairly widely accepted as historical. Where you get into the problem areas is the lack of anything other than hearsay (not heresy, careful *grin*) to support any of his supernatural feats.

As for Dan Brown, *sigh* I've read a bunch of his books, and while he writes his storyline well, he only knows one storyline. All of his books follow the same basic plot arc and it gets tiresome.

As for his points about Jesus' life and family and so on: The usual objection to Christ living the life described in the bible is "Well he was a devout jew his whole life, as was his father, and his father had only three duties as a jewish father, to have his son circumsized (which he did) to teach him a trade (which he did) and to find him a wife (of which we see no mention at all in the bible) but since Jesus was devout, and we have lots of references to a woman who you could interpret as being his wife, he must have had a wife"

People also draw paralells to this in the fact that Joseph and Mary were also jewish, and it was somehow inconcievable that they could have a child and remain married without having continued to live a normal life after the birth of Jesus which presumably means sex, which presumably means more children, which presumably means Christ had siblings.

I find that one much more likely than to believe that Jesus was married and had children of his own. I can absolutely believe that Joseph and Mary went on to have other children who lived fairly mundane and normal lives, once we see Jesus teaching in the temple at 12, suddenly he's 30, and carrying out the last three years of his life, there isn't really -room- to spend on discussing his boring old family back at the workshop, so they don't.

But I really don't think that they would have left out any reference to Jesus having a wife or children, it would have been too central to his life to have a family for it to -not- be noticed. Not that I don't think he could have if he wanted to, after all the whole -point- of Jesus living was to be a normal human like everyone else so that he could provide an earthly example of living for God, and upon death, ascend to heaven and open wide the gates for all humanity and so on...

What I find especially funny is that one of the documents Dan Brown references in the Da Vinci Code describing how Jesus was a worshipping practicing Jew and had his character conclude that it could only -be- that he had married and had children, was a document written by a sect that existed at the same time as Christ made up of -devout jewish men who nevertheless never married or had children- and were dedicated to precisely the kind of work that Christ is described as doing.

[AriesMalvis]

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the big bang theory was first proposed by a catholic priest...kinda random, but i had to point that out
as long as ppl realise that brown's book is fiction...they should be happy
i mean yea the whole idea is still there
but at the beginning of each of his books dan points out what is the truth, like which organisations and documents
but im kinda lost in this whole issue since im more of the science type than religious

[Pizza_Pi]

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The DaVinci Code is a movie. Most movies I believe aren't true. And besides, Jesus is part of a two-man family --- God and Jesus.

[Windscarredfaith]

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The DaVinci Code is a movie. Most movies I believe aren't true. And besides, Jesus is part of a two-man family --- God and Jesus.

It was a book first. The movie was based off of the book, and the book was much more accurate. I'm not sure if all the information is true like it claims to be, however, it sure sounds believable. Also, I don't believe in any high-entity or anything, so, I'm sort of biased against religion. I can't really say anything.

[ffrrocksya]

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It COULD of happened but I don't think it's true, basically on the fact that it's not in the bible, or is it?

[g4z33b0]

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Most movies I believe aren't true.

Why do you believe things that you know aren't true?

[darkdragoness]

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It COULD of happened but I don't think it's true, basically on the fact that it's not in the bible, or is it?

If it WAS in the Bible originally it could have been cut out or changed over time.

[flawofhumanity]

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I think to construe what is said in the book as fact is ignorant, presenting it merely as a possibility isn't totally out of the question. Now, I may be missing something that would lead my thoughts either way, but as far as I know there's nothing that absolutely disproves certain points in the plot.

[devonin]

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I'd say the fact that he announced this book as a work of fiction is pretty good evidence to disprove most of what he said as being factual.