A CHRISTIAN RESPONSE TO

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WELCOME

• A CHRISTIAN RESPONSE TO
• THE DA VINCI CODE
• NASHOTAH HOUSE THEOLOGICAL SEMINARY

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INTRODUCTIONS

• Coordinator Dr. Timothy Johnson
• Assistant Professor of Hebrew and Old Testament,
  Nashotah House Seminary
• Around the Room
• --Name
• --Occupation
• --How did you hear about this course?

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CAMPUS BEARINGS

• BOOKSTORE CHARDY
• LIBRARY DAVID SHERWOOD
• RESTROOMS
• PARKING
• QUESTIONS?

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SYLLABUS

• Review
• Questions?
• Plan for the Course
• Complete the novel to maximize the value of the
  course

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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.

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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 timeand he
  becomes a hunted man.
• --Dan Brown

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The Da Vinci Code Facts

• Over 36 Million copies sold
• Translated into 42 languages
• 148 weeks on the NYT Bestsellers list, back to
  1 this week!!
• Movie Released on May 19, 2006
• www.davincicode.com
• 12 responses - See Bibliography

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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

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VIEW THE TRAILER

• WWW.DAVINCICODE.COM

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20-Minute Break

• Help yourself to snacks and beverages
• Brief Campus Walking/Visual

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An Issue of Genre

• Is The Da Vinci Code a novel in the words
  truest sense?
• Is it historical fiction?
• The infamous Fact page
• All descriptions of artwork, architecture,
  documents, and secret rituals in this novel are
  accurate.

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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

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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?