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  Mart De Haan stated that The Da Vinci Code casts doubt on the reliability of the Bible: “When I first read The Da Vinci Code, I could see immediately why it had been on the New York Times’ bestselling fiction list for some time. It’s a gripping suspense-filled murder mystery, and it’s controversial: it claims a basis in fact that, if believed as presented, would contradict the story line of the Bible and give us a radically different Jesus. One of the main characters, a fictional Harvard professor, lends an upscale air of credibility to [Dan Brown’s] claims that the real truth about the Bible’s origin has been a carefully guarded secret of the church.” Why would those who have not looked into its historical development readily accept allegations against the Bible? What would be a more truthful and appropriate response to these anti-Bible claims?

  Gail Bradley replied 5 months ago 23 Members · 22 Replies

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  Kelly Sumner

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  03/24/2024 at 12:37

  Humans are like sheep, we need a shepherd and because of this we are easily led astray by doubt. The Da Vinci Code creates doubt in the origins of the Bible. When people haven’t studied the Bible and historical events they are easily led astray. It can easier often to believe a lie than the truth, if one does not research or seach for it. The Bible is God Breathed and alive, as I have expierenced myself can be proven.

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  Tim Ericson

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  10/14/2023 at 19:52

  One of the challenges is that it assumes that the Gnostic Gospels, (which we know as later, man generated false gospels) are true… He is referencing some early documents which the early Gnostic writers claimed were true… and Mr. Brown believes their claims… so he is right in that SOME of his information comes from historic research… The Gnostic gospels were FALSE then, are still false…but historical fiction.

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  Darlene Davis

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  08/19/2023 at 17:47

  Some choose to believe anything but the truth.

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  April Mallory

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  08/02/2023 at 15:00

  The Bible is the truth inspired by the Holy Spirit. The author indicates that he has historical facts from professors to support his account. Based on that, most people will believe what is written to be true. Some people don’t want to take the time to dive deeper to get a better understanding of the truth.

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  Kristin Abshire

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  08/01/2023 at 19:10

  Many people tend to be easily swayed by something that “sounds” accurate or plausible, without taking the opportunity to investigate and determine the truth for themselves. A more appropriate response would be to direct people with these claims to scholarly writing that delves into the differences between the fiction of the book and historical facts.

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  Richard Abanes said, “First and foremost, The Da Vinci Code is a historical fiction book. It’s primarily for entertainment. ‘It’s a ripping good story’ as one reviewer said, and so people are primarily being entertained by good characters, fast action. But what makes it historical fiction is the story, which is supposedly set against the backdrop of real history, true things that happened. And this is partly why I think it has become so popular. People believe that what the book is talking about actually took place in space and time.” Why is it difficult to separate fact from fiction in a novel that claims to be based on history? What would someone need to do to test the truth claims of a historical novel?

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  Sidney Smart

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  03/17/2022 at 16:53

  I think that the further we journey into a world that present fiction as fact and vice versa in every form of media including conversing person to person with people who would rather believe in conspiracy than reality, the more difficult it is to separate the two and attain the truth. I have tried to immerse myself on Bible study and, as far as I can, factual history. I, also, pray for discernment and for God to give me “a sound mind.”

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  Sharon Boese

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  02/10/2022 at 21:23

  When reading fiction, people don’t want to critically think. It is easier to accept the historical portion as fact than to question the historical aspects. Careful cross referencing between the historical fiction and the Bible would prove the validity of the Bible and the inaccuracies of the historical claims of The Da Vinci Code.

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  Brittney Rhoads

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  01/03/2022 at 03:20

  The b test way to test this would be to compare it to the Bible. It is hard to see the difference because it is such a good story people want to believe it is true.

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  Cory Kettleman

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  10/12/2021 at 10:42

  I believebits because of 2 reasons. 1 people don’t naturally know what took place in history and 2 it was a story that grabbed your attention like a fantasy. People would actually have to do some research before they can claim the book as actual fact.

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  Monica Gamboa

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  09/28/2021 at 13:04

  It is obviously a story I have never understood why people get so hung up on things like this and by people I would say it is more often Christians that believe things than non Christians….certainly obvious in this day and age with Q and other political things in USA that unfortunately spreads to believers in other countries.

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