sermon: Bible Answers to The Da Vinci Code
Scripture Debunks Dan Brown
Richard T. Ritenbaugh
Given 27-May-06; Tape #776
Description: Richard Ritenbaugh opines that Dan Brown's The Da Vinci Code has made a disproportionate impact in a biblically illiterate world. Brown claims that Jesus was simply a man whom Constantine proclaimed to be God in AD 325. Yet, every book of the New Testament substantiates that the man Christ Jesus is God. Brown also asserts that Mary Magdalene was Christ's wife, allegedly "the disciple whom Jesus loved." Scripture never hints of any personal intimacy between them. A third assumption is that Jesus was free to marry. As the God of the Old Testament, He had made a marriage covenant with Israel, which she had transgressed. Through His sacrifice, Jesus redeemed Israel so that He could make a New Covenant with her. Finally, Brown says that the "Divine Feminine" was suppressed by a male-dominated Catholic hierarchy, a ridiculous claim since the Bible never contemplates any such notion. (75 minutes)
Keywords/Topics: Adultery, Bill of Divorce, Dan Brown, Conflation, The Da Vinci Code, John Grisham, Mary Magdalene, Muhammad, Post-Christian America, Post-Modern America, Roman Catholic Church
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