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Overview

Use this document to get up-to-speed on facts concerning The Da Vinci Code. Whether you've read the best-seller or not, or whether you will see the blockbuster movie or not, you will need to be able to discuss the main issues of controversy surrounding this cultural phenomenon. This handout will be an essential for passing out to your congregation, small group, or Sunday school class.

Question One

Was Jesus Married to Mary Magdalene?
No. Mary Magdalene was certainly close to Jesus, but we have no reason to believe they were married...

Question Two

What about these alternative gospels that aren’t in the New Testament?
Church leaders applied important standards when compiling the Bible. The so-called Gnostic gospels did not meet the criteria the Church set up for inclusion in it...

Question Three

Were there really competing Christianities during the early church?
Yes—in the sense there were many disputes about the nature of Jesus. And the church has done its best to vanquish challengers to orthodoxy...

Question Four

What is Opus Dei?
A conservative religious group within the Roman Catholic Church that urges people to pursue holiness through everyday discipline...

Question Five

Does the Priory of Sion really exist?
Yes, but not as described by Brown. There is no evidence for this group beyond dubious documents...

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