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Truth and Fiction in The Da Vinci Code

By: Bart D. Ehrman
Narrated by: Bart D. Ehrman
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A staggeringly popular work of fiction, Dan Brown's The Da Vinci Code has sold in its millions. But this fast-paced mystery is unusual in that the author states up front that the historical information in the book 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 eighty contending Gospels—the only four that stressed that Jesus was divine? And did Christ really marry Mary Magdalene?

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Critic reviews

"His is a documentary approach, avoiding speculation and theory. This tone distinguishes the book from many other responses to Brown's novel that uphold a particular theological agenda....This is a very readable treatment of some difficult themes." (Publishers Weekly)
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Dr Ejrman is on form again, intelligent, humane and rigourous. He makes a valiant attempt to rectify Dan Brown's assault on history but sadly his voice will be lost. Much better and more enjoyable than the Da Vinci code.

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I found the book very interesting. To hear about how the historians try to verify the gospels, and to hear about the less known gospels. And it was pleasant to listen to.

Very interesting

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Excellent and clear historical corrective to the bogus claims of The Da Vinci Code. Bart Ehrman reads his own scholarly work very well. Highly recommended.

Very Clear

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Bart is a great historian and his comments are authoritative. He is very knowledgeable and presents arguments in an engaging fashion.

Thorough and Engaging!

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Bart D Ehrman takes a look into Dan Brown's book The Da Vinci Code. Ehrman is a lecturer in Biblical studies and sorts the facts from the fiction in the Da Vinci Code in a way that doesn't "talk down" the book , which he has read and enjoyed as a murder mystery, but provides factual reasons about the book. Written and narrated by Ehrman , well worth listening too.

Fact or not.

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