OK, most of you whom I've spoken to say that if Jesus WERE married, this would not lessen him.  So, why are so many Christians offended by the theory, and by The Da Vinci Code in which the characters assume this theory is fact?\n\nPLEASE Don't bother telling me the book is ficticous, I'm well aware of what parts of the book are true, what's assumed, and what's false.  But there IS enough evidence to support the THEORY...why is this offensive?
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The answer to your question is actually very simple:\n\nThe idea presented in the "DaVinci Code" about Jesus, if accepted as the truth, will fully destroy the very core of the Christianity -- the Divinity of Jesus.\n\nSince Christianity based the faith upon that, Jesus is Divine as the Son of God as well as Unique; Jesus cannot be a normal human being.  Also, Christianity stated that, Jesus was crucified, died and then resurrected from death; the "DaVinci Code" offered the idea that, Jesus was just a normal human being who eventually died a natural death after surviving the crucifixion.\n\nThink about it, such a grave concept to consider, even shall it be a mere fiction, upon the minds of all Christians.  Their very own faith is attacked in a way which they do not know how to respond, but this is NOT the first time...centuries ago, a few sects of christians were burnt alive for this very belief.\n\nA fiction is a fiction, but this fiction has crossed the line so to speak.  Also, because the "DaVinci Code" is a fiction based on some historical and theorical facts, people will and do starting to ask "what-if" questions: and if one of those "what-if" questions is proven true...Christianity will start to be destroyed piece-by-piece.
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This is one of the major criticisms of the DaVinci code.  It's been debated ferevently in many ciricles.  \n\nPersonally, my feeling has always been the same as what you said.  It's very weird for Jewish man in his 30s at that time not to be married.  I think Mary Magdelane may have been the wife but it's by no means clear and the keepers of the knowledge won't ever divulge this since it'd imply something about the mortal nature of Jesus.
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Christians are pissed off because although the Da Vinci Code is a complete piece of fiction (and marketed as such), the scenario is real and the things they say make a lot of sense and are very plausable.  They complain about it as though the author is telling a true story when in fact it is not.  \nThat being said, it is a very good read.  I recommend it.
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Try a book called Holy Blood / Holy grail. It proposes that the "Grail" is actually the bloodline of Christ as opposed to a cup. Many persons believe this especially as Mary Magdelene was "written out" of the bible as a disciple by the early church. Presumably to suggest that women had no place as leaders in the early church. As with all of these theories they are just that. The DaVinci Code is a work of fiction about the protagonist trying to verify this theory and should be taken with a pinch of salt. However the underlying theory is very much debated and real.\nI do, however, believe that Jesus (as an individual) did exist so it is reasonable to assume he did marry and have children as he would have appeared VERY odd in those days as an unmarried individual. Whether he was the son of god or not...that's up to the individual.
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The secret behind the Da Vinci Code is that it's claims are flat wrong and that the major basis of has already been proven bogus and manipulated.  \n\nIt tried to disprove the bible.  Dan Brown claims that:\n\n-"The Bible is a product of man...not of God." (Page 231)\n-"The New Testament is false testimony." (Page 345)\n-"The New Testament is based on fabrications." (Page 341)\n-"The Bible... has evolved through countless translations, additions, and revisions. History has never had a definitive version of the book." (Page 231)\n\nIs there a woman in Leonardo’s Last Supper?\nLet’s do the math. Jesus and twelve apostles (all men) = 13 people. That’s how many people are in the picture. If Leonardo wanted Mary Magdalene in there, he would have to paint 14 people. \n\nLet’s do the history. The Last Supper was painted to decorate a dining room of a group of Dominican friars. Anyone of them was surely capable – especially when the painting was fresh and new – of noticing and asking why a woman was in the painting. But there is no record of anyone thinking that the figure to Jesus’ right was anyone but St. John because St. John was usually portrayed as a beardless, “pretty” rather than handsome youth. This “prettiness” was the artist’s way of highlighting his youth.\n\nLog on to www.wga.hu, click on Enter Here, click on “B” under “Artist Index,” scroll down and click on Bassano, Jacopo, scroll down his paintings and click on his Last Supper to get an enlarged view and see another young and “pretty” St. John.\n\nOr just think of Jeffrey Hunter playing Jesus in the “King of Kings” for a modern counterpart.\n\nAllow me to refer you to websites that would provide answers to your questions.
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The quality of the book and the veracity of the story line do not really appear to be the issue for people who speak out against the book.  I realize that the Da Vinci Code is a work of fiction, and I'm not unduly upset about the content, as it is not presented as historical fact.  That said, I understand why many Christians, especially Catholics, feel the need to attempt some kind of damage control.  The book's merits (such as they are) aside, it has been tremendously popular, translated into forty languages, and has the ability to color the religious views of people who are relatively ignorant of Church practices and history.  Your point is well taken, though, considering that the movie would get much less press if it wasn't allowed to create controversy.  Apparently it's not even a very good movie.  And to the person who said that the asker needs to educate himself/herself and investigate the book before making these claims:  I don't know if he/she has, but it's very possible that one would still reach this conclusion.  I DO know that I have, and I'll debate the plausibility of the storyline with you any day, and I'm not even offended by the book's fictional claims.  They may be entertaining for some, but they are also completely unsubstantiated and fictional, and I hope you're not implying otherwise.  All in all, the only thing that offends me about this book is the banal writing style.  Hardy Boys is a good comparison.  Still, I understand why Christians want to counter some of the underlying ideas and paranoia.
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I take a firm stand on the Truth in the bible about Jesus,  not this book or movie which made the terrible scandels against Jesus.... I know they are  fictions but dangerous to  steal the faiths from people. God will judge people who had done that which hurt their faiths.  I stand for Jesus as the Son of God! He is the Lord of my life! God loves you all very mucha dn God can forgive them their sins if they ask Him and to repent, it'd be wonderful.
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Why would someone concern themselves with theories when we have the Truth available to us. \n\n\nhttp://www.chick.com/information/general/salvation.asp
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Why does a woman not put her TRUST in JESUS CHRIST and let GOD find her a man?\n\n\never consider this?\n\nhmmmmmmmmmmmmmmm.\n\na New theory?  nah. \n\nwanna popcicle?  I have Cherry
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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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Why don't you Pray and meditate on that question and see if the Lord will reveal the truth to you.  The Book was written and categorized as Fiction.  The first line in the book says, "This is a book of Fiction"\n\nI am overjoyed for the fact that this book/movie has sparked such a great interest in my savior.  Can you imagine how many have picked up a Bible to read more about the Christ, that would have never touched it otherwise? Until this Movie came out, only about 10% of the population knew who Mary Magdalene was? I saw a blip on CNN News the other day that People are taking Bibles right and left out of hotel rooms since the release of the Movie.  I truly think that the Authors intention when writing this book was to promote Christianity.
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Do you people not realize that "Jesus" was just a man like any other man. Historical facts. Let me guess, the bible? The word of "God"? What did they hold a press conference so that they could get all the facts from "Jesus" and print them in one "historically accurate book"? I don't think so. I'm sorry but the bible is nothing more than a person or group of peoples perspective on a point in time. \nJesus was a human being! He had needs and desires just like every one else. Religion doesn't want to admit that because what, it will make him seem less "God like"? \nI think you people need to re-read the book. Yes "The Da Vinci Code" is a work of fiction. But I believe that a lot of the historical premises is based in truth. To what extent I don't know. The same with the bible. There may be a lot of truth there, but just like so much other written history, facts get lost or changed to suit the intentions of the author. \nCall it what you will, but I like to believe that maybe, just maybe the bloodline of Christ still exist out there today. What would be so wrong with that?
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I totally agree with you.  They don't want people to see the movie, so they go on the news and say don't go see it....but then people see it!!  I digress - they are afraid that if people form their own opinions and see that what they have been taught from a young age might not be true.  If the church has nothing to worry about, why are they so pissed off?  Why can't they understand that this book (and then movie) are labeled as fiction?
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unlike the bible it has only ONE author...\n\never hear of the telephone game???\n\n10 people in a line, the first reads a message and passes it verbally to the next and so on...\n\nwhen it reaches the last person it has no resemblance to the original message..\n\nhow can the bible even be considered SLIGHTLY accurate since it was kept verbally for centuries and changed constantly when it was written down...\n\npeople that dismiss the Da Vinci code have closed minds and believe only what they are instructed to believe...
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It's absurd to believe that ANYTHING passed down for hundreds of years, and translated into hundreds of languages could be EXACTLY the way it was in it's original form. Not to mention that there are now different versions of the bible, King James Version, etc. \n\nLike now with all the hype over the Da Vinci code, people should ask questions and understand the origin of the religion that they believe so deeply in instead of just following it blindly.
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Da Vinci code can not be proven true.  People are playing it off to be a huge conspiracy.  I think it's a load of horse pucky. If it were true it would have been completely covered up YEARS AGO.  The church has a huge amount of power, even still today.
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Ok, once again, you found it in the fiction section, correct? Then it is not true. Fiction=non truths. \nDan Brown didn't do his homework, not even historically. (Definitely not Biblically.) Aquila wasn't there, Dan Brown wasn't there, and the painting? That was made about what ?? 1200- 1500 years later? Doubt if he knew who sat where, or what they looked like. \nThe council that was suppose to have voted on Jesus's divinity, did no business on that supposed " big day," and on and on and on....\nOh, by the way, why didn't Jesus take time out to say goodbye to his wife and son when He was on the cross? Took time out for other important people...(Would have had to be a son, to carry on the bloodline, and they always put the sons in the picture.)\nCome on, something that big would have been recorded in the Bible. Jesus was the authority. The New Testament is largely about Him.  If he had been married, it would have been accepted, would have been ok,  and would have been written.