what language was the da vinci code written in?
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The book was written in english and has been translated to dozens of languages.\n\nThe historical texts cited by Brown were written in Aramaic, Greek, Coptic (ancient egyptian), Hebrew, and in some cases Latin.\n\nRegards,\nArmus
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Release dates for\nThe Da Vinci Code (2006)\nCountryDate\nBahrain 17 May 2006 \nBelgium 17 May 2006 \nEgypt 17 May 2006 \nFrance 17 May 2006 (Cannes Film Festival)\nFrance 17 May 2006 \nJordan 17 May 2006 \nKuwait 17 May 2006 \nMonaco 17 May 2006 \nOman 17 May 2006 \nPhilippines 17 May 2006 \nSwitzerland 17 May 2006 (French speaking region)\nSyria 17 May 2006 \nUnited Arab Emirates 17 May 2006 \nArgentina 18 May 2006 \nAustralia 18 May 2006 \nBolivia 18 May 2006 \nChile 18 May 2006 \nChina 18 May 2006 \nCroatia 18 May 2006 \nCzech Republic 18 May 2006 \nGeorgia 18 May 2006 (Tbilisi)\nGermany 18 May 2006 \nHong Kong 18 May 2006 \nHungary 18 May 2006 \nIsrael 18 May 2006 \nLebanon 18 May 2006 \nMalaysia 18 May 2006 \nNetherlands 18 May 2006 \nPeru 18 May 2006 \nPortugal 18 May 2006 \nPuerto Rico 18 May 2006 \nQatar 18 May 2006 \nRepublic of Macedonia 18 May 2006 \nSingapore 18 May 2006 \nSlovakia 18 May 2006 \nSlovenia 18 May 2006 \nSouth Korea 18 May 2006 \nSwitzerland 18 May 2006 (German speaking region)\nTaiwan 18 May 2006 \nThailand 18 May 2006 \nAustria 19 May 2006 \nBrazil 19 May 2006 \nBulgaria 19 May 2006 \nCanada 19 May 2006 \nColombia 19 May 2006 \nDenmark 19 May 2006 \nEcuador 19 May 2006 \nEstonia 19 May 2006 \nFinland 19 May 2006 \nGreece 19 May 2006 \nIceland 19 May 2006 \nIndia 19 May 2006 \nIndonesia 19 May 2006 \nItaly 19 May 2006 \nKenya 19 May 2006 \nLatvia 19 May 2006 \nLithuania 19 May 2006 \nMexico 19 May 2006 \nNew Zealand 19 May 2006 \nNigeria 19 May 2006 \nNorway 19 May 2006 \nPoland 19 May 2006 \nRomania 19 May 2006 \nRussia 19 May 2006 \nSerbia 19 May 2006 \nSouth Africa 19 May 2006 \nSpain 19 May 2006 \nSweden 19 May 2006 \nSwitzerland 19 May 2006 (Italian speaking region)\nTurkey 19 May 2006 \nUK 19 May 2006 \nUSA 19 May 2006 \nUruguay 19 May 2006 \nVenezuela 19 May 2006 \nJapan 20 May 2006 \n\nINDIA falls under May 19 of this year.
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I can only speak from my personal experience in this life. I have read the bible and I have done some reseach. I have been in church and heard sermons. The conclusion I came to, is that the bible is for the most part a well intentioned spiritual text. It is written by men inspired by that which inspires all human kind. I do not believe it was written by God anymore than the Da Vinci Code is written by God.  Perhaps God wrote both? Perhaps Dan Brown in 1000 years will be considered a prophet of God. Who knows? The world is very crazy place. A person writes a book with certain intentions and before they know it , the world has twisted the message. So, quoting the bible to me as an authority on spiritual matters is a waste of time.  Just my two cents.
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No, the Bible, nor any other manuscript says that they were married. The Da Vinci Code is a lie, and attempts to undermine the Christian faith. Jesus came for one reason, to save mankind!
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a mystery/detective novel by American author Dan Brown, published in 2003 by Doubleday Fiction. It is a worldwide bestseller with more than 60.5 million copies in print (as of May 2006) and has been translated into 44 languages.It is thought to be the sixth biggest selling book of all time. Combining the detective, thriller and conspiracy fiction genres, the book is part two of a trilogy that started with Brown's 2000 novel Angels and Demons, which introduced the character Robert Langdon. In November 2004, Random House published a "Special Illustrated Edition", with 160 illustrations interspersed with the text.\n\nThe plot of the novel involves a conspiracy by the Catholic Church to cover up the "true" story of Jesus. In the book, the Vatican knows it is living a lie but continues to do so to keep itself in power. The novel has helped generate popular interest in speculation concerning the Holy Grail legend and the role of Mary Magdalene in the history of Christianity. Fans have lauded the book as creative, action-packed and thought-provoking. Critics have attacked it as poorly written, inaccurate and creating confusion between speculation and fact. From a religious point of view, some critics consider it sacrilegious, and decry the many negative implications about the Catholic Church and Opus Dei.\n\nDan Brown's novel was a smash hit in 2003, even rivaling the sales of the highly popular Harry Potter series [1]. It spawned a number of offspring books and drew glowing reviews from the New York Times, People Magazine and the Washington Post [2]. It also re-ignited interest in the history of the Catholic Church. As well as re-invigorating interest in the church, The Da Vinci Code has also spawned numerous "knockoffs" (as they are referred to by Publishers Weekly) [3], or novels that have a striking resemblance to The Da Vinci Code, including Raymond Khoury's The Last Templar, and The Templar Legacy by Steve Berry.\n\nSony's Columbia Pictures has adapted the novel to film, with a screenplay written by Akiva Goldsman, and Academy Award winner Ron Howard directing. The film was released on May 18, 2006, and stars Tom Hanks as Robert Langdon, Audrey Tautou as Sophie Neveu, and Sir Ian McKellen as Leigh Teabing.
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Hi there,\n\nThe Da Vinci Code is a book by Dan Brown.\nIt is quite fascinating to know that Da Vinci hid clues in his pictures. The book also discusses the story of Jesus and Mary Magdaline. And some fascinating inventions by Da Vinci. It also tells us about a brotherhood who protect these children of Jesus and Mary Magdaline, and also safe-guard the holy-grail. The book is quite interesting and I suggest you read it.\n\nrule wid style n luv@vinny
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The Da Vinci Code is centered to Mary Magdalene "the holy grail"\n\nand here are the summarizes:\n\nWhile in Paris on business, Harvard symbologist Robert Langdon ('Tom Hanks') receives an urgent late-night phone call: the elderly curator of the Louvre has been murdered inside the museum. Near the body, police have found a baffling cipher. Solving the enigmatic riddle, Langdon is stunned to discover it leads to a trail of clues hidden in the works of Da Vinci - clues visible for all to see, and yet ingeniously disguised by the painter. Langdon joins forces with a gifted French cryptologist, Sophie Neveu (Audrey Tautou), and learns the late curator was involved in the Priory of Sion - an actual secret society. In a breathless race through Paris, London and beyond, Langdon and Neveu match wits with a faceless powerbroker who appears to work for Opus Dei - a clandestine, Vatican-sanctioned Catholic organization believed to have long plotted to seize the Priory's secret. Unless Langdon and Neveu can decipher the labyrinthine puzzle in time, the Priory's secret - and a stunning historical truth - will be lost forever.\n\nSummary written by bondish\n\nProfessor Robert Langdon (Tom Hanks) is in Paris on business when he's summoned to The Louvre. A dead body has been found, setting Langdon off on an adventure as he attempts to unravel an ancient code and uncover the greatest mystery of all time.\n\nSummary written by comicfan\n\nWhen respected American religious symbology expert Dr. Robert Langdon(Hanks) is summoned to the Louvre by the French version of the FBI, led by Captain Bezu Fache(Reno), he soon discovered that he is the #1 suspect for the murder of a historian Langdon had been scheduled to meet with.. Assisted by a French cryptographer and government agent named Sophie(Tautou), Langdon is challenged to decipher a chain of cryptic codes and puzzles, all the while trying to stay ahead of Fache's lawmen in a chase through the Louvre, and out into the Parisian cityscape, and finally across the channel to England. Can Langdon and Sophie decipher the nature of a secret dating back to Leonardo Da Vinci and earlier before those responsible for the historian's murder add them to their hit list..?\n\nSummary written by Austin4577@aol.com
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Spanish,English,French and Dutch
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murder mystery revolving around the mystery codes in leo da vinci's paintings n how they r cracked by the cryptologist robert langdon which leads to Revelation of many dark secrets ultimately leading to the murderer its worth goin thru that book would suggest u to read it
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Dan Brown talks about the controversy surrounding the movie.\n\nHOW 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.
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i know.  my best friend knows somebody who says that the da vinci code his his new bible.  it is really stupid.  The Holy Bible will always be the only thing for me to follow.
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Plot Summary for\nThe Da Vinci Code (2006)\n\nWhile in Paris on business, Harvard symbologist Robert Langdon ('Tom Hanks') receives an urgent late-night phone call: the elderly curator of the Louvre has been murdered inside the museum. Near the body, police have found a baffling cipher. Solving the enigmatic riddle, Langdon is stunned to discover it leads to a trail of clues hidden in the works of Da Vinci - clues visible for all to see, and yet ingeniously disguised by the painter. Langdon joins forces with a gifted French cryptologist, Sophie Neveu (Audrey Tautou), and learns the late curator was involved in the Priory of Sion - an actual secret society. In a breathless race through Paris, London and beyond, Langdon and Neveu match wits with a faceless powerbroker who appears to work for Opus Dei - a clandestine, Vatican-sanctioned Catholic organization believed to have long plotted to seize the Priory's secret. Unless Langdon and Neveu can decipher the labyrinthine puzzle in time, the Priory's secret - and a stunning historical truth - will be lost forever.\n\nSummary written by bondish\n\nWhen respected American religious symbology expert Dr. Robert Langdon(Hanks) is summoned to the Louvre by the French version of the FBI, led by Captain Bezu Fache(Reno), he soon discovered that he is the #1 suspect for the murder of a historian Langdon had been scheduled to meet with.. Assisted by a French cryptographer and government agent named Sophie(Tautou), Langdon is challenged to decipher a chain of cryptic codes and puzzles, all the while trying to stay ahead of Fache's lawmen in a chase through the Louvre, and out into the Parisian cityscape, and finally across the channel to England. Can Langdon and Sophie decipher the nature of a secret dating back to Leonardo Da Vinci and earlier before those responsible for the historian's murder add them to their hit list..?\n\nSummary written by Austin4577@aol.com
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yeah,but if you dig deeper,the da vinci code is purely fictional,and the catholic church gave out their views on this...most if not everything on dan brown's book is merely a product of his wild imagination...but it was very entertaining...
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I have known this for a long time, before the Da Vinci Code, because I did some research on Christianity a while back. There is whole lot of things that Christians don't know about their religion, like the fact that proven segments of the Bible are locked away in Vatican City, also there are other segments that provide a completely different view of Jesus, and if these views were held today they would put an end to things like, the requirement of church, the requirement of baptism, the acceptance of Jesus as god, and yet they were thought to be part of the Bible. Also you must remember that the Bible has been translated many times and mis translation from ancient languages into old english is very problematic, especially when it's done by scribes in a medival kings court. You must take everything in the Bible with a grain of salt, the stories in it are probably as they were in the original language, but they are not word for word, and also remember that parts of the Bible are missing, do research on it before you decide what is true.
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man find clues to the bloodline of jesus through the works of Da vinci\nman has lady to help him\nman falls in love with lady\ntogether they work out the clues ...\nhappy ending all round\nvery good book ... equally good movie\nsmall facts cleverly thrown in with a lot of fiction\nloads of food for thought
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Of course it is.  I mean, it's just like how J.K. Rowling wrote the Harry Potter books based on the movies; but she decided to add a bunch of other stuff that wasn't included in the movies.  The same thing for the alphabet--someone decided to sing a song, and then write down the letters to form the alphabet. Um...no...\n\nThe Phoenicians made a written alphabet for their spoken languages as a means to keep records of their trading.  Our alphabet and the Hebrew, Greek, Latin, Cyrillic and many other languages too.\n\nEdit: \nTo the person above me: it was based on Latin, yes, but where do you think Latin was based on?
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The Da Vinci Code is a novel.\nThe writer put some historical facts in it, but it remains a novel where he spun a nice fantasy web.\nIt is not because somebody writes that the world is square that you have to believe it!