Speaking in Code
A roundup of the many anti-Da Vinci Code books from Christian publishers.
Compiled by Ted Olsen | posted 6/01/2004 12:00AM
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The Da Vinci Deception: Credible Answers to the Questions Millions are Asking about Jesus, The Bible, and the Da Vinci Code
By: Erwin W. Lutzer
$14.99
Publisher: Tyndale (May 30, 2004)
Paperback: 144 pages
ISBN: 0842384308
Amazon Rank: 4,787
"Erwin Lutzer is a great communicator and a great scholar, and this is the best of both worlds as he provides solidly researched yet understandable answers to complex questions raised about truth in The Da Vinci Code. His reader-friendly, accessible style exposes the myths and uncovers the historical distortions in Brown's novel. Tyndale is also working to help churches educate their members by providing a "church kit" that incorporates the use of The Da Vinci Deception, since Lutzer argues that simply knowing what the Bible says does not equip Christians to answer questions raised in Brown's novel."
The Da Vinci Hoax: The Truth About Jesus, Christianity, Mary Magdalene, and The Da Vinci Code
By Carl Olson and Sandra Miesel
$15.95
Publisher: Ignatius Press (July 1, 2004)
Paperback: 329 pages
ISBN: 1586170341
Amazon Rank: 2,846
"Co-authored by a theologian and a medievalist, The Da Vinci Hoax has been described by Francis Cardinal George of Chicago as 'the definitive debunking.' At 330 pages and with 555 footnotes, it is the most exhaustive and meticulous refutation of the biblical, theological, historical, philosophical, and artistic errors of The Da Vinci Code."
The Gospel Code: Novel Claims About Jesus, Mary Magdalene, and Da Vinci
by Ben Witherington III
$15.00
Paperback: 252 pages
Publisher: InterVarsity Press (September 1, 2004)
ISBN: 083083267X
$15.00
Amazon Rank: 33,870
"Ben Witherington draws on his background in Christian theology and church history to provide a solid, down-to- earth confontation with Dan Brown's claims. A Publisher's Weekly review predicts that 'this more extensive, reasoned treatment may have the staying power that other instant books lack.'"
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Also on our site today:
Da Vinci Dissenters | Four books try to break, crack, or decode the deception. By David Neff
Parody: The Da Vinci Rejects | What other publishers could have done to respond to Dan Brown's bestseller. By Ted Olsen
FaithfulReader.com also rounded up several Da Vinci Code response books and authors.
Beliefnet published excerpts from some of the response books, including those by Bock, Witherington, Lutzer, Garlow/Jones, and Welborn.
See also our special section on The Da Vinci Code with sister publication Christian History.
Our site also offers for sale two Bible studies based on The Da Vinci Code controversies.
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