WELCOME : WELCOME “A CHRISTIAN RESPONSE TO
THE DA VINCI CODE”
NASHOTAH HOUSE THEOLOGICAL SEMINARY
INTRODUCTIONS : INTRODUCTIONS Coordinator – Dr. Timothy Johnson
Assistant Professor of Hebrew and Old Testament, Nashotah House Seminary
Around the Room
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CAMPUS BEARINGS : CAMPUS BEARINGS BOOKSTORE – CHARDY
LIBRARY – DAVID SHERWOOD
RESTROOMS
PARKING
QUESTIONS?
SYLLABUS : SYLLABUS Review
Questions?
Plan for the Course
Complete the novel to maximize the value of the course
Purpose of the Course : Purpose of the Course Critique the biblical, historical and theological assertions made in the novel.
Clarify the traditional apostolic witness regarding those assertions.
Educate and Prepare members of the local church to respond.
PLOT OF THE BOOK : PLOT OF THE BOOK “A renowned Harvard symbologist is summoned to the Louvre Museum to examine a series of cryptic symbols relating to Da Vinci's artwork. In decrypting the code, he uncovers the key to one of the greatest mysteries of all time…and he becomes a hunted man.”
--Dan Brown
The Da Vinci Code Facts : The Da Vinci Code Facts Over 36 Million copies sold
Translated into 42 languages
148 weeks on the NYT Bestseller’s list, back to #1 this week!!
Movie Released on May 19, 2006
www.davincicode.com
12+ “responses” - See Bibliography
Key points from the novel : Key points from the novel Jesus was married to Mary Magdalene
Jesus fathered a child
The Bible was fabricated
Jesus’ Divinity was based on a “vote”
Dozens of “gospels” were burned
Constantine “created” Christianity
VIEW THE TRAILER : VIEW THE TRAILER WWW.DAVINCICODE.COM
*20-Minute Break* : *20-Minute Break* Help yourself to snacks and beverages
Brief Campus Walking/Visual
An Issue of Genre : An Issue of Genre Is ‘The Da Vinci Code’ a novel in the word’s truest sense?
Is it historical fiction?
The infamous “Fact” page
“All descriptions of artwork, architecture, documents, and secret rituals in this novel are accurate.”
AUTHOR: DAN BROWN : AUTHOR: DAN BROWN What is Dan Brown saying?
ABC News Interview
www.danbrown.com
Sequel: “The Solomon Key” due out later this year or early next
NEXT CLASS : NEXT CLASS Investigates many of the Biblical Claims Contained in the Novel
Was Jesus a member of the Dead Sea Scroll Community?
Did Jesus write the hypothetical work called “Q”?
What does Shekinah really mean?