Answers to the Da Vinci Code (PowerPoint Presentation) Review
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This is a concise fact-filled booklet that answers the twenty most troubling questions in Dan Brown's Book, The Da Vinci Code. It points out the historically and theologically inaccurate statements in the novel. It is only 12 pages (full color throughout) and is perfect for Bible Studies, classes, and churches. There are more than 100,000 in print.
Answers to the Da Vinci Code can be read in just a few minutes. It is clear and easy to understand, even for those who have never read The Da Vinci Code.
Answers to the Da Vinci Code gives the facts about questions such as:
- Was the recognition of Jesus as God really the result of a vote of bishops?
- Were the New Testament Gospels edited and embellished by the emperor Constantine, to make Jesus appear - Was Jesus "a mortal prophet, ... a great and powerful man, but a man nonetheless"?
- Is there any evidence that Jesus married Mary Magdalene?
- What about The Gospel of Philip and The Gospel of Mary Magdalene?
- Is the Bible a product of man or of God?
- Was the New Testament, as we know it, compiled and edited by men who possessed "a political agenda ... to solidify their own power base"?
- Was the emperor Constantine the chief player in the canonization process?
- Did Constantine commission and finance "a new bible which omitted those gospels that spoke of Christ's human traits and embellished those gospels that made him godlike"?
- Are the Nag Hammadi and Dead Sea scrolls "the earliest Christian records"?
- Were more than 80 gospels considered for inclusion in the New Testament?
- After Constantine's Bibles were compiled, were "earlier gospels ... outlawed, gathered up, and burned"?
- What is "Q"?
- Was Jesus "the original feminist"?
- Is sex a "spiritual act" in which one may find the "spark of divinity"?
- Did the church recast sex as "a shameful act"?
- Did ancient Jews and Christians experience the divine through "ritualistic sex"?
- Does the holy name of God, YHWH, imply a union between a masculine and a feminine deity?
- Was Shekinah the "powerful female equal" of God, worshiped alongside YHWH in the Old Testament?
- Did the established church know the whereabouts of the Holy Grail and use "horrific methods" to keep this knowledge hidden?
- Is the Holy Grail actually a symbol of Mary Magdalene?
- Why does the quest for the Holy Grail continue to capture people's imaginations?
Ten Reasons to Buy:
1. Glossy full-color booklet can be read in 20 minutes. Perfect for busy people.
2. Great for visual learners - Shows full-color pictures of Da Vinci's "The Last Supper" copies and reproductions.
3. Easy to read and understand for lay people. Covers the 20 most troubling questions.
4. Not a thick book, but a glossy attractive booklet. Even non-readers love this format. (Why give people a book they will never open?)
5. Has a full-color time line showing the important dates in the early church, including when the New Testament books and the Gnostic gospels were written, dates for Bible canonicity, the emperor Constantine, and more. This time line is essential in showing the errors in Dan Brown's writings.
6. Easy to carry around in the front cover of your Bible, folder, or binder.
7. Light weight to ship; easier to mail anywhere in the world than a book.
8. More than 100,000 in print.
9. A recommended resource by well-respected Christian pastors and ministries, such as Coral Ridge Ministries (Dr. D. James Kennedy), Grace Books International (John MacArthur's organization), Insight for Living's website (Charles R. Swindoll), and many others.
10. One of the least expensive products on the market! .99
Pamphlet size: 8.5" x 5.5" (unfolds to 33" long). 12 panels.
Also available: A wall chart (.99) that includes four reproducible worksheets on the back--
1. A Leader's Guide for teaching church groups and Bible studies
2. Three handouts for people in the class. Topics include the authority of Scripture, Gnosticism, and the biblical view of sex.
Dr. Timothy Paul Jones, author of "Answers to the Da Vinci Code," is a church historian and author of the best-selling book "Christian History Made Easy" and contributor to the quick-reference pamphlet "Christian History Time Line."
This is a fantastic low-cost option for churches who want to give out this information to Bible study and church groups.
Also available as ready-to-use PowerPoint presentation with more than 200 slides and dozens of illustrations and paintings. .99. Contains all of the same information as the wall chart and pamphlet, as well as some extra features--such as close ups of other Da Vinci paintings of young men that look like women. It will save you hours of time.
Dan Brown's best-selling novel, The Da Vinci Code, makes a number of false statements about Jesus Christ and the history of Christianity. Yet the story is so compelling that many readers believe it is true. This 200-slide PowerPoint presentation answers the 20 most important questions people have about this novel. Even though the book is fiction, it has made many people concerned about their faith and wondering if the church has deceived them. This PowerPoint presentation gives clear visual aids to help people see the truth for themselves, using time lines and historical facts. Works on the Macintosh or the PC.
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Jul 11, 2010 11:33:10
