With all the hype regarding Dan Brown's New York York Times bestseller The Da Vinci Code and Ron Howard's upcoming film based on the novel, I want to highlight a few excellent resources which examine the fictional book from a Christian perspective. There is an over-saturation of material on the web, but here are some of the best.1. Westminster Theological Seminary has sponsored a website entitled The Truth About Da Vinci. This is a tremendous one stop shop replete with articles, questions & answers, and other on-line resources. If you only go one site, this is it!
2. Andreas Kostenberger, Professor of New Testament at Southeastern Theological Seminary, has written a fine article entitled The Da Vinci Code: A Myth of Christian Origins. This is an outstanding brief, scholarly, yet readable overview of some of the fallacious claims made by this conspiracy theory.
3. Here is a helpful, short interview with the one, the only R. C. Sproul.
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Hey Little Bro',
Hope you had a great weekend.
I thought you might be interested in this email I got from CHS today. As usual they are trying to arm their students with the ammo to defend the gospel and the name of Christ. I just wish I lived close enough to go and listen!!! (I say that a lot about CHS, though. Ah, well, it was God's will for me to be here...true?)
I'll write soon and update you on the latest...
cathy
The Truth Revealed...
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Dear Christian High Alumnus,
Tomorrow, Tuesday, May 9th, at 7 p.m. in the Lower Campus Chapel, New Testament scholar, Dr. Mark Strauss will be addressing the issues involved with The Da Vinci Code. This is part of our 5th Annual Apologetics Week sponsored by the CJHS/CHS Bible department. During this enlightening session, you will be given a complete run-down on the claims made by Dan Brown, equipping you with answers to questions that you will undoubtedly get from neighbors, co-workers at the water cooler, and possibly even your kids. Learn why the New Testament is trustworthy, why the early church was not on a mission to hide the truth about Jesus, and why The Da Vinci Code is fictional rather than factual. In addition, Dr. Strauss will have his new book available after the presentation. This is a special presentation that you certainly will not want to miss! We look forward to seeing you there!
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