The Da Vinci Code-Fact or Fiction - David Goudy
With over forty millions books already in print, The Da Vinci Code, has become a publishing phenomenon around the world. Now that author, Dan Brown, has seen his bestseller turned into a motion picture, with Oscar winning Tom Hanks in the leading role, it is sure captivate the imagination of millions more. But why should The Da Vinci Code bother the Christian world? Is it not, after all, simply a novel, a work of fiction? True, it is a gripping yarn, a real page-turner. It has all the ingredients that make a great thriller. Conspiracies, enigmas, secret societies, gruesome murders, a fast paced story line, art, history, religion and fascinating leading characters. Yet within it’s pages there is a not so subtle attempt to rip out the very heart of Christianity itself. Jesus Christ, the Church, the Bible and Christian history are presented as fraudulent, perpetuating a great lie, masterminded by the Church itself for political and self serving ends, in order to conceal a closely guarded secret about Jesus that could spell disaster for the Church. Dan Brown is keen to say that although The Da Vinci Code is a novel, yet it is factually and historically accurate. But is it, do his claims add up? Has all that we have been told for two thousand years been a terrible lie? Or, is The Da Vinci Code simply a preposterous con? Is it fact or fiction?
