this is a question from the da vinci code quest on google its the observation challenge on day 10 please if you know the answer can u please tell me its really important... thank you
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octagon\nholy water\nsilence
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a HUGE impact. look at the da vinci code. even the author said it was completely fiction and people still took it seriously and started to question their ways of life and religion. or take the red book everyone carried in communist china. that little book ruled their lives (along with mao, but he was the author so it's all connected). there you go. it can change a person's whole point of view almost instantly
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I didn't like the movie and it really isn't possible. Josh McDowell has written a really short book about it. Google his name and Da Vinci Code and you can find it.
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Well I´ve read the book and enjoyed it throughly! But sad to say there is a lot of thingd in the book that is false, \nbut it does makes you wonder. \n\nWhat I can´t understand is that a few years ago there were some old scripures found, but wouldn´d be accepted by the church. These scriptures underwent all the neccassary test to prove its validity(and it was found to be written the time Jesus was alive and 100 after he died).But it was a little bit contridicting to what is in the bible.\n\nAnyway what the da vinci code does is start to put doubt in the minds of people, and why did  the church reacted so strange to this book which is a novel! \n\nAnd okay the thought that Jesus actually has a living heir is strange, but Dan Brown was not the first to write about this there are many other listed books. And ´if´ that were true then the church would clear not want that knowledge to be known because it would loss a lot of credibility.\nSome modern writers,including Dan Brown, have come forward with claims that Mary Magdalene was the wife of Jesus. These writers cite Gnostic writings to support their argument. Sources like the ´Gospel of Philip´ do depict Mary Magdalene as being closer to Jesus than any other disciple. \nHowever, there is no known ancient document that claims she was his wife and Gnosticism was generally non-supportive of sexuality. The closeness described in these writings depicts Mary Magdalene, representing the Gnostics, as understanding Jesus and his teaching while the other disciples, representing the Church, did not.\nMary Magdalene appears with more frequency than other women in the canonical Gospels and is shown as being a close follower of Jesus. Mary's presence at the Crucifixion and Jesus's tomb, while hardly conclusive, is at least consonant with the role of grieving wife and widow, although if that were the case Jesus might have been expected to make provision for her care as well as for his mother Mary. Given the lack of contemporary documentation, this scenario cannot be proven, and although some consider the idea desirable to believe, most scholars do not take it seriously.\n\nAn argument for support of the married status of Jesus is that bachelorhood was very rare for Jewish males of Jesus' time, being generally regarded as a transgression of the first mitzvah (divine commandment) — "Be fruitful and multiply". According to this reasoning, it would have been unthinkable for an adult, unmarried Jew to travel about teaching as a rabbi.\nA counter-argument to this is that the Judaism of Jesus' time was very diverse and the role of the rabbi was not yet well defined. It was really not until after the Roman destruction of the Second Temple in A.D. 70 that Rabbinic Judaism became dominant and the role of the rabbi made uniform in Jewish communities.\nPaul of Tarsus was an example of an unmarried itinerant teacher among Christians. Jesus himself approved of voluntary celibacy for religious reasons and explicitly rejected a duty to marry: "There are eunuchs, who have made themselves eunuchs for the kingdom of heaven. He that can take, let him take it." (Matthew 19,12)\n\nThe idea that Mary Magdalene was the wife of Jesus was popularized by books like the pseudo-historical Holy Blood, Holy Grail (1982) and The Da Vinci Code (2003), a novel heavily influenced by the former book. These assertions have found no acceptance from scholarly circles.\n\nAnd secret societcy are meant to be kept secret so I don´t expect the historians to find a lot of concrete information about the Priory of Sion. \n\nAnd maybe Leonardo did discover something and instead of just saying or exposing it out right he decided to be clever and hide it within his works of art. After all he was known as a genuis.\n\nSo I(am born and raised catholic, but was taught to have an open mind about things.) personally an very intrigued by this idea of Dan Browns, but I am neither for it nor against it. I
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wait,  you think them getting info from a picture and some "papers" are ridiculous?\n\nDoesn't someone walking on water sound ridiculous?  water to wine?  dying and rising on  3rd day?  raining toads?  an ark big enough to hold two of every animal on earth?  a "devil" in the form of a serpent?  Does none of this sound ridiculous to you?\n\nNow I'm not saying the bible is wrong or that the da vinci code is right, but you have to keep your mind open.  Because if people didn't keep an open mind, the bible wouldn't be as widely believed in as it is now.
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Another Dan Brown and Da Vinci Code question. While it is true of the existence of the Gnostic writings, most of these were incomplete as Dan Brown indicates, and the liberties that he took in writing his book. Also of the existence of an organization know as "The Priory of Sion", an actual organization that was founded in 1956, therefore impossible for Davinci himself to belong to the organization as Brown tells in his fable. True there was a man known as Jesus, and that he was crucified. Jewish scholars have written this down as evidenced in the writings of Josephus.\n\nThis is directly from Dan Browns website\n\n"HOW MUCH OF THIS NOVEL IS TRUE?\nThe Da Vinci Code is a novel and therefore a work of fiction. While the book's characters and their actions are obviously not real, the artwork, architecture, documents, and secret rituals depicted in this novel all exist (for example, Leonardo Da Vinci's paintings, the Gnostic Gospels, Hieros Gamos, etc.). These real elements are interpreted and debated by fictional characters. While it is my belief that some of the theories discussed by these characters may have merit, each individual reader must explore these characters' viewpoints and come to his or her own interpretations. My hope in writing this novel was that the story would serve as a catalyst and a springboard for people to discuss the important topics of faith, religion, and history." \n\nand the writings of Josephus Antiquities 18:3:3...\n\n"3. Now there was about this time Jesus, a wise man, if it be lawful to call him a man; for he was a doer of wonderful works, a teacher of such men as receive the truth with pleasure. He drew over to him both many of the Jews and many of the Gentiles. He was [the] Christ. And when Pilate, at the suggestion of the principal men amongst us, had condemned him to the cross, (9) those that loved him at the first did not forsake him; for he appeared to them alive again the third day; (10) as the divine prophets had foretold these and ten thousand other wonderful things concerning him. And the tribe of Christians, so named from him, are not extinct at this day."\n\nRead and believe the following, if you are interested in the truth.
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Good question and asked very nicely.\n\nThere are a lot but I think, just to make it easier, the most glaring one to me is the resurrection.  To get the facts right on the Most Important Day, EVER, would be pretty key.  Yet Matthew, Mark, Luke and John conflict on about 30 points.  Among them are:  WHO went to the tomb, WHEN they went, WHY they went, WHO was there (humans or angels), HOW many (1 or 2), WAS the stone rolled away or not. \n\nTo have "gods perfect word" conflict about this most important event is a critical failure.
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The "Da Vinci Code" says that today's Holy Bible was extensively edited and altered by the leaders of the early Catholic Church so that it would conform to their quest for power. Even if that's not actually true, the Bible WAS written by a multitude of different authors, each of them mortal beings who seldom agreed with each other. Furthermore, the Bible has undergone a great number of translations and revisions. That alone casts doubt on its validity.\n\nThe Bible IS a great book and it's a book filled with many guidelines about how mankind should behave. But that's all it is...a guidebook. To take such a flawed document as the absolute truth about how we should live, who or what God is, where the universe came from and where it's going, etc., is foolishness and blind arrogance taken to the extreme.
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Before you believe on the claims of the Da Vinci Code, allow me to refer you to these references that will prove that all claims of the book are just rubbish.  \n\nhttp://www.catholic.com/library/cracking_da_vinci_code.asp\nwww.priory-of-sion.com\nwww.jesusdecoded.com
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I have the Book and bought the DVD. Fact or Fiction !, its still good and makes you think .\nHave you read the book it was based on?(allegedly) - The Holy Blood and the Holy Grail. If you haven't then buy it and read. I actually bought both books at the same time. (In the Airport flying out to Cuba.) I then read the Facts before the Fiction.\nThe Holy Blood and the Holy Grail is BASED ON RESEARCH! (for all those with their eyes shut and fingers in their ears!) It gives you facts and interpretations from both biblical and other texts dating back to Jesus's actual living years right through to modern documents. They present a fully logical and research based argument, with full reference and bibliography in the back. They open up all of their research sources and details of all people (both alive and dead) that had been consulted during their research. They present explanations for possible error and also theories as to possible inaccuracy within their research. They also present theories and then try to debunk themselves on a number of occasions. The copy that I bought also included an update to the original issue, so try to get the updated version.\nThis book also helps to add meat to the bones of The Davinci Code. So its a "Must Read" for anyone interested in the History of Europe and the Middle East, but also for anyone who simply enjoyed the film.
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Most of the book is a fabrication.  The National Geographic channel and 60 min. recently had specials on this topic, exposing the completely fraudulent claims made in the book. \n\nThe thing I find the most humorous is that numerous non-Christians have exposed many of the false claims.  Any knowledgeable historian who has looked into the matter will tell you the same thing.\n\nA plethora of books have been published exposing the bogus claims of the book, including the "FACT PAGE".  \n\nThe title itself is repugnant to art historians.  da Vinci means "from Vinci", it is not a last name. Any art buff will tell you they refer to him as "Leonardo". Furthermore, Leonardo experts will tell you that he did not put hidden meanings into his paintings.  In his painting of the Last Supper, there is a picture of John to Jesus' left. The book claims that this is actually Mary Magdalene. John has a somewhat feminine appearance, but John was young. Leonardo and others painted what we know was John many other times with feminine looking features, we still have these paintings.\n\nThe book claims that there was a secret organization called the Priory of Scion created to protect documents that proved Jesus and Mary Magdalene were married. THERE IS NO FACTUAL EVIDENCE TO SUPPORT THIS CLAIM.) On a logical level, if this secert were so terrible, then why wouldn't they just destroy the documents? It doesn't make sense. \n\netc.etc.etc.
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I agree and this is one of the most difficult issues that I have been struggling with lately.  Our ancestors of 2000 years ago did not have the science nor the technology to explain everyday events.  "Oh my gosh!  That glowing ball is back!  It must be a god!"  So, they named him Helios.  I'm just so confused as to why the Bible is still the end all, be all authority.  We've obviously made leaps and bounds in our understanding of the earth, our solar system, our galaxy and our universe.  Ugh!  I'm just so confused and find it VERY hard to follow with blind faith.
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Hmm you bring up an intresting point.. But I would need to search it out my self.. in scripture..  So to answer your question I would say I am not too sure that is true...
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God's blessings to you Brother!!!\nYou're right when you say that the da vinci code is not real. And you're right when you say it's not in the bible.\nAs a dedicated, practicing catholic keep on studying the\nword of God through the bible and don't be afraid to ask the\nHoly Spirit to help you to understand His teaching.\nI'm so glad you know the truth because the truth will set\nyou free. It's time for guys like us to stand up for the\ntruth in Christ Jesus. But be fore warned that these are the end times and outright lies and truth will be mixed and \nthe substance that will come out will be misleading.  So\nstudy up.
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The true word of God is seen in the Da Vinci Code.  Those who believe are guarenteed eternity with Dan Brown our savior in heaven.\n\nThis your friend must believe, his salvation depends on it.\n\nThere is a code at the bottom of the pages that you can use to convince your friend.  Look at the first page. It has page 1.  Then go to the next page.\n\nApply this mathamatical code.\n\n1+1=2.  What is the number on the bottom of that page.\n\nIts 2 isn't it.\n\nTry again,  before you flip do the math.  2+1=3.  Then flip the page, and show your friend.  You see the math works.\n\nThis secret code that the believers know can be used to convince non believers. It can be applied throughout the whole book.  Always this math can be used to predict the next page.
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Apparently, we share the same problem. The problem of how to treat this book - as a fiction or as a fact. However, it is a fact that some people, after reading this book, started attending church or became even more religious. It would seem that the Pope has not heard about those people. \nThe Catholic Church has always been against anything that would make it look bad in the eyes of its weaker followers. The Church was a supporter of ancient knowledge, which was gradually deconstructed by scientists. Why was the reason for the Inquisition to treat as threatening some great scientists from the Renaissance period like Da Vinci or Galilei? \nAs I say it, treat it like a fictional book/movie. If you want to learn more, try and comfront the book with the Bible and/or any other writings. There is another book, I don't know how it is called in English, but it would sound something like "Breaking the Da Vinci Code".\nEnjoy the movie... It comes out on the 19th of May.\n\nPS: how would you feel if you break a request from a religious leader (the Pope) who doesn't even know you? let's make a bet: he will have a private copy of the movie, by the time it gets on the big screen.
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ABC Primetime has a store where you can buy DVDs of certain broadcasts, but the only thing I could find on there was a special where Elizabeth Vargas when to the Holy Land to look up stuff from "The DaVinci Code."  it wasn't called "The Facts  Behind the Fiction" though.  so I dunno.  maybe e-mail someone at Primetime and ask.