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'Da Vinci Code' Hauls in $224M Worldwide

May 22, 2006 - Opening week-end box office receipts for "The Da Vinci Code" in the U.S. were $77 million, failing to set a new record. Worldwide, the film garnered $224 million, making it the second largest release after "Star Wars: Episode III."

Source: Yahoo

Mel Gibson Slams 'Da Vinci Code' - NewsMax

Review: The Da Vinci Code

May 19, 2006 - Peter T. Chattaway reviews "The Da Vinci Code." He points out that they tried to make some corrections to the historical errors of the book, but he says the story takes itself too seriously, and in the process, is not as interesting as the novel.

Source: Christianity Today

"A one-and-a-half star yawner"

Despite reviews, 'Da Vinci' should be big

May 18, 2006 - "The Da Vinci Code" has received bad reviews, but advanced ticket sales are very high, and analysts expect the movie to enjoy opening weekend receipts between $50 million and $80 million.

The experts say the religious-themed thriller can expect to haul in , when it opens domestically Friday -- more than enough to compensate for the laughter, jeers and sneers it received when shown to critics at the prestigious Cannes Film Festival Tuesday.

Source:CNN

'Da Vinci Code' Misses the Mark for Critics

May 17, 2006 - Movie critics were generally disappointed with the preview showing of "The Da Vinci Code" at the Cannes Film Festival in France.

"It's a movie about whether the greatest story ever told is true or not, and it's not the greatest movie ever screened, is it?" said Baz Bamigboye, a film columnist for London's Daily Mail. "As a thriller, well," he continued, shrugging.

Source:Yahoo - AP

Review: Da Vinci Code -Film fails to live up to the hype - BBC

Critics cruxcify 'Da Vinci Code' in Cannes - Breitbart.com

Christian Leaders Denounce 'Da Vinci Code' - Yahoo - AP

'Da Vinci' readers really believe Christ had kids - WorldNetDaily

Christian historians, authors and theologians debunk Da Vinci Code in seven TV specials this month

May 11, 2006 - The Sky Angel network offers a variety of documentaries showing the errors of the Da Vinci Code.

Source: Assist News

Let's "Othercott" Da Vinci

May 8, 2006 - This article suggests that Christians might want to go to a different movie on opening week. If enough did this it might show hollywood that attacks against Christianity are not so popular.

Source:Christianity Today

Can Da Vinci Code help church?

Apr. 28, 2006 - Speaking of the Da Vinci Code movie, Tom Hanks told an Entertainment Weekly reporter, "I think the movie may end up helping churches do their job."

"If they put up a sign saying, 'This Wednesday we're discussing the gospel,' 12 people show up. But if the sign says, 'We're discussing The Da Vinci Code', 800 people show up."

Source:Tonight

Church launches DVD to debunk Da Vinci Code

Apr. 24 - THE Scottish Catholic Church has released a DVD called "Debunking the Da Vinci Myths," that describes Dan Brown's book as "monumental nonsense".

It features a leading Church intellectual, Patrick Reilly, the professor emeritus of English literature at Glasgow University, who says the book contains dangerous inaccuracies about Christianity. The DVD launch is timed to coincide with the release of the film version of the best-selling novel.

Source: The Scotsman

The Da Vinci Code: A Biblical Response

Check out CBN' excellent resource for understanding the issues raised by the book. It includes excerpts from The Truth Behind The Da Vinci Code by Richard Abanes.

'Da Vinci' author defends work

Mar. 14, 2006 - On trial in London for copyright infringement, Dan Brown said that he had not read an earlier book, "The Holy Blood, and the Holy Grail" when he came up with the synopsis for "The Da Vinci Code." He did admit that he read it later, while the book was being written.

Source: Chicago Sun-Times

Dan Brown grilled in Da Vinci Code copyright case - Reuters

Engaging the Da Vinci Debate: Author Challenges Christians

Mar. 2, 2006 - Christian apologist Lee Strobel is offering a course to help Christians understand the importance of interacting with The Da Vinci Code viewers. It includes a DVD and study guide. He will also host a CNN satellite presentation on the subject.

Source: Crosswalk

'Da Vinci Code': Blockbuster or blasphemy? - WorldNetDaily

Liberals join conservatives' scholarly attacks on the best-selling `Da Vinci Code'

July 7, 2004 - Dan Brown's "The da Vinci Code" has enjoyed best seller status for more than a year, but scholars are just now realizing that people are actually believing this fiction. The book's basic contention is that fraud underlies the New Testament, and Christian history and doctrine. Christian conservative scholars have opposed the book from the beginning, but now liberal theologans are also complaining about the book's underlying scholarship. One example is an article in The Christian Century. the article is entitled "Gospel Secrets?: Dismantling 'The 'da Vinci Code'" by Mark S. Burrows, a United Church of Christ historian at Andover Newton Theological School in Massachusetts.

"Almost everything Brown asserts or implies as fact is misleading or mistaken. Mostly the latter," Burrows wrote. He feared most readers will lack the knowledge or patient reading required "to sort occasional fact from overwhelming fiction."

Another surprising negative critique comes from an article in The Fourth R, the magazine of the left-wing Jesus Seminar. This article is called "The Da Vinci Fraud."

Source:North County Times (San Diego)

Editor's Bookshelf: Da Vinci Dissenters

June 15, 2004 - Christianity Today staff recommends four books that "decode" the Da Vinci deception.

Source:Christianity Today

Breaking The Da Vinci Code

Nov. 11, 2003 - Dan Brown's fictional thriller, The Da Vinci Code was a best seller, claiming that the belief in the deity of Christ and in the infallibility of the Bible emerged out of a fourth-century power-play. It also assumes that Jesus and Mary Magdalene were married. Collin Hansen shows that it is not historically accurate.

Source:Christianity Today

Also: Thanks, Da Vinci Code - Chris Armstrong, Christianity Today

Was Jesus married?

Nov. 6, 2003 - Hal Lindsey comments on the ABC network News special, "Jesus, Mary and DaVinci." This inaccurate presentation sought to build a case that Jesus was married to Mary Magdalene and even had a child by her. To believe such unfounded theories, one must reject the accuracy of the Gospels. Lindsey shows that even such a legal authority as Simon Greenleaf concludes that the Gospel account is trustworthy. Greenleaf was head of the Harvard Law School for nearly 30 years, and is recognized as the world's greatest authority on legal evidence. He wrote the book, The Testimony of the Four Evangelists.

He evaluated the New Testament and ancient extra-biblical history using his "Laws of Legal Evidence." He concluded that the veracity of the Four Gospels is supported by fuller and better evidence than any other documents from antiquity.

Greenleaf's volumes, called "The Laws of Legal Evidence," are still the standard work on how to evaluate evidence in the courtroom.

Source:WorldNetDaily

Breaking The Da Vinci Code - Christianity Today

Links and Resources

The Da Vinci Code: A Biblical Response

CBN' excellent resource for understanding the issues raised by the book. It includes excerpts from The Truth Behind The Da Vinci Code by Richard Abanes.

The Da Vinci Dialogue

Highly regarded Christian leaders and scholars volunteered to tackle the controversial topics within The Da Vinci Code. Between now and the release of the film, the Da Vinci Dialogue will regularly post new and insightful essays from these experts.

The Da Vinci Code News

Discussion forum from "Hollywood Jesus"

Va Vinci Code Outreach Tools - Outreach.com

Invite your community to seek the real truth

Breaking The Da Vinci Code DVD

Breaking the da Vinci Code answers all the lingering questions and finally sets the record straight-through interviews with book authors and the world's leading experts in archeology, theology, art history, philosophy and science.

Da Vinci Packages: Be Equipped with True Answers

Josh McDowell Ministries

The Da Vinci Code: A Quest For Answers - Josh McDowell Manuscript

Discussing the Da Vinci Code

Curriculum kit by Lee Strobel and Garry Poole (Amazon)

Unlocking the Da Vinci Code

Satellite Outreach Event from CCN - May 21, 2006 - With Lee Strobel, Mark Mittleberg, and Dr. Erwin Lutzer

The Da Vinci Code Decoded

Evidence from Chuck Missler

Breaking the Da Vinci Code

Thought-provoking article from Collin Hansen - Christianity Today

Jesus and Da Vinci

Four simple truths from Campus Crusade for Christ

The Da Vinci Code - the book, the movie, the deception

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