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or "Is the premise of The DaVinci Code really true?" Summation I speculate Jesus' marital state matters only because some people pursue a sort of Platonic, unshakeable "Truth-with-a-capital-T" that can be invariably and absolutely depended on. People want stability and order in their lives, and having a deity that's straightforward, un-mysterious, unchallenging, completely external, and [...]

or "Is the premise of The DaVinci Code really true?" There is one other influence on the New Testament which we should keep in mind. As happens with all myths and legends, the stories are refined and retold repeatedly. This will often cause unwanted details to be dropped (as we've already seen), and extra details [...]

or "Is the premise of The DaVinci Code really true?" The New Testament (revised version) We've already covered Peter's blatant hostility to Mary Magdalene in the Gospel of Thomas. His lack of status compared to Mary Magdalene is indirectly referred to in the bible as well. For example, Mary's fidelity to Jesus is indisputable — [...]

or "Is the premise of The DaVinci Code really true?" Gospel of Mary (again) At the beginning of Chapter 9, Mary has just finished sharing Jesus' special teachings — most of which are lost to us, since the texts are unfortunately missing, darnit! [1] When Mary had said this, she fell silent, since it was [...]

or "Is the premise of The DaVinci Code really true?" Gospel of Thomas This book purports to give the "secret teachings" of Jesus, rather than the story of his life and death. Admittedly, many of the sayings are as confusingly strange as Zen koans, but I still find them fascinating. Like the other two books, [...]

or "Is the premise of The DaVinci Code really true?" Gospel of Mary Again, I recommend you read several translations of the original, as this also is a much-debated text. For now, this is the beginning of Chapter 5 of the Gospel of Mary, and Jesus has just "departed": [1] But they [the disciples] were [...]

or "Is the premise of The DaVinci Code really true?" Originally posted September 2004 Credits: For Lou, who asked first and made me decide for myself. Thanks also to Dan Brown, the author of The DaVinci Code (link leads to my review of the book). Short answer: Quite possibly, but we'll never know for sure. [...]

The Da Vinci Code by Dan Brown What's the real Truth? As a friend of mine wrote when commenting on a previous Firestarter, belief in truth demands a commensurate belief in logic and critical thinking, which accepts and permits the growth of knowledge and more truth. Once we do this, we can then accept that [...]

The Da Vinci Code by Dan Brown So how'd we get here? Remember the class I initially mentioned? Well, coupled with it was another one of similar intent, but focused on the New Testament. It was one of the readings of that class which caused me to have a small but fascinated revelation about the [...]