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Friday, May 18, 2007

What Da Vinci didn't know; an LDS perspective


Richard Neitzel Holzapfel, Andrew C. Skinner, Thomas A wayment
We all know about the famous book "The Da Vinci code", and many of us have started to question some of the things that were supposedly revealed by the novel. These three history scholars have taken the most interesting questions that the book generated and given them a true scientific testing.
An interesting book, especially for those history buffs. Like politics, I guesse religious history is something I need to learn more about as some of the book was a little deep for me.
If the Da Vinci code left you wondering if some of those truths were possible, you need to read this book.
The books cover the topics of:
Suppression of Texts within Early Christianity
A married Savior?
The Search For The Holy Grail
The Story Of Mary Magdalene
Leonardo's Last Supper
Women In Early Christianity
Although the book says it is from an LDS perspective, I really think that even non-members would appreciate the information in here. It is not overtly "mormon" and does not even mention The Book Of Mormon. It uses as research the New Testament, The Nag Hammadi Codices, and The Dead Sea Scrolls.

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