Was Jesus married? Who was Mary Magdalene? Do the so-called secret, Gnostic gospels help us understand Jesus? Dr. Darrell Bock, New Testament scholar, offers the Christian perspective on the theories regarding the Holy Grail, Mary Magdalene, and the blood of Christ proliferated in the popular novel, The Da Vinci Code.
Bock responds to the novel's claims using central ancient texts and research focusing on the 325 years immediately following the birth of Christ, the period on which many of the claims of The Da Vinci Code are based. Distinguishing fictitious entertainment from historical elements of the Christian faith, Breaking the Da Vinci Code will explain why the novel has made such a sensation, and why the issues it raises are worthy of careful study and reflection.
Darrell Bock, PhD, is a professor, New Testament scholar from Dallas Theological Seminary, and an advisor on the New Testament to Good Morning America and ABC.
Chris Fabry is the author of more than thirty books, as well as a former broadcaster in Christian radio. His radio credits include Focus on the Family, Love Worth Finding, and Reaching Your World with Luis Palau. He and his wife, Andrea, live in Colorado with their nine children.