There is a consistent gospel that Dan Brown preaches throughout all of his stories, and it profoundly contrasts the Bible's Gospel. You can't have both--a choice must be made. Stories are more than entertainment--they form our worldview. This book will lift up Brown's gospel against Christianity's biblical Gospel and help fans of Brown's books discern messages that are truly fiction and examine the new world view preached in his novels.

Ben Witherington III confronts the claims of The Da Vinci Code with the sure-footedness of a New Testament scholar, yet in the plain language that any interested reader can follow.

Discusses many of the controversial assertions in "The Da Vinci Code" and compares unsupported claims in the novel to documented historical facts and events.

Offers historical background on the Bible, the life of Jesus, Mary Magdalene, secret societies, and other elements in The Da Vinci Code to refute many of the novel's claims about the history of Christianity.

"Using their knowledge of how stories work, Dunn and Bubeck compare the gospel stories of the Bible to Brown's myths. They show that the two worldwiews are worlds apart."--Inside jacket cover.

Examines the misconceptions about early Christianity throughout "The Da Vinci Code" and discusses the worldview presented in the novel, as well as Dan Brown's other writings, and how modern Christianity can respond to it.

In his staggeringly popular work of fiction, Dan Brown states up front that the historical information in the The Da Vinci Code is all factually accurate. But is this claim true? As historian Bart D. Ehrman shows in this informative and witty book, The Da Vinci Code is filled with numerous historical mistakes. Did the ancient church engage in a cover-up to make the man Jesus into a divine figure? Did Emperor Constantine select for the New Testament--from some 80 contending Gospels--the only four Gospels that stressed that Jesus was divine? Was Jesus Christ married to Mary Magdalene? Did the Church suppress Gospels that told the secret of their marriage? Bart Ehrman thoroughly debunks all of these claims. But the book is not merely a laundry list of Brown's misreading of history. Throughout, Ehrman offers a wealth of fascinating background information--all historically accurate--on early Christianity. He describes, for instance, the discovery of the Dead Sea Scrolls ; outlines in simple terms how scholars of early Christianity determine which sources are most reliable; and explores the many other Gospels that have been found in the last half century. In his engaging book, Ehrman separates fact from fiction, the historical realities from the flights of literary fancy. Anyone who would like to know the truth about the beginnings of Christianity and the real truth behind The Da Vinci Code will find this book riveting.