The Da Vinci Hoax
Large   Video
  • 4.00 / 5
Read 1 reviews

Item #: 1001784
ISBN: 9781586170349
Author: Carl Olson and Sandra Miesel
Binding: Softcover
Pages: 329
Price: See options for pricing information.

Product Description

The Da Vinci Code, Dan Brown’s best selling novel, purports to be more than fiction: it claims to be based on fact and scholarly research. Brown wants his readers to believe that he is revealing the long-concealed truth about Jesus, Mary Magdalene, and early Christianity, a truth that he says has been suppressed by the malevolent and conspiratorial forces of the Catholic Church. The novel alleges that there has been throughout history a secret group of true followers of a Gnostic Jesus and his wife, Mary Magdalene, the true “Holy Grail”. Almost everything most Christians and non-Christians think they know about Jesus, according to Dan Brown, is completely wrong, the result of Catholic propaganda designed to hide the truth from the world.

But are The Da Vinci Code’s claims fact or just plain fiction? Is the novel well-researched as claimed? What is the truth about Jesus, Mary Magdalene, and the early Church? Has the Catholic Church distorted the real Jesus? Why is the novel so popular? What about the anti-Catholic, anti-Christian agenda behind the novel?

Best selling author Carl Olson and journalist Sandra Miesel answer these and other important questions. Their painstaking research into The Da Vinci Code and its sources reveals some surprising truths. No one who has read or heard about The Da Vinci Code should miss this provocative and illuminating book.

Also available as an Audio Book with 7 CDs read by Matthew Arnold.

Product Video

 

Reviews - The Da Vinci Hoax

Average Customer Rating
  • 4.00 / 5
(4.00/5 Stars, 1 Ratings) Based on 1 Reviews
Already own it? Write a review.
DISPLAYING 1 OF 1 REVIEWS

Says it all! 4.00 out of 5

By: Zanman01 (Brick, NJ, September 18, 2010) Verified Buyer
Pros: Deserves Multiple Readings; Informative; Well Written;
Best Uses: Gift; Reference;
Describe Yourself: Casual Reader;
Bottom Line: Yes, I would recommend this to a friend.
An excellent book that goes for the throat! It is almost overwhelming at times! It makes the case and then some! The only negative for me is that, in addition to discrediting Brown's research it takes shots at his ability as a writer. I agree, passing off research as fact is deplorable and should be exposed, but to call the book a bad story as well is unnecessary. Many fictional books are complete fantasy and admit it. You either like the story or not. It is possible to still like the Da Vinci Code as a story but accept the fact that it is historically questionable. The exposure, I suppose, could make one dislike the book if they experience a sense of embarrassment and betrayal for being mislead, but that is another matter.