Da Vinci, and a Couple Other Things

Hi Everybody!

Thanks for a great study tonight. It was tons of fun to hang out with everyone, and to set a vision for our group. For those of you who weren't able to make it, we definitely missed you.

There are a few things I'd like to respond to in this post:

1) Ben asked about resources for The DaVinci Code which will be out soon in movie form. Below (at the end of this post) are a list of links (that I copied and pasted from www.monergism.com) which should be helpful.

2) Tim asked about a good book on the myth that Jesus went to India. The book I would recommend is Jesus in an Age of Controversy by Douglas Groothius. Here's a pretty helpful article on the topic (by a guy named Philip Johnson, but not our Philip Johnson). The book by Groothius, however, is really good on this.

3) Dave and Tim were asking about the Together for the Gospel Blog, and also about the Pulpit Live Blog. Both of these are definitely worth bookmarking and reading regularly. (Tim, the posts on gambling can be found here. There are several of them, about half-way down the page.)

4) Finally, remember to praise the Lord for how well Tom's trip went to visit his son. Continue to pray for Tommy in the midst of his situation.

Well, it's late... I think I better go to bed now. See you all later.

- Nate

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Da Vinci Code Resources:

James White Series On The Da Vinci Code *Part I *Part II *Part III *Part IV *Part V *Part VI *Part VII *Part VIII *Part IX *Part X *Part XI *Part XII *Part XIII *Part XIV *Part XV *Part XVI *Part XVII *Part XVIII *Part XIX

The Da Vinci Dialogue (Website by Darrell Bock) Darrell L. Bock, author of Jesus According to Scripture and Studying the Historical Jesus, has written a lead piece for The Da Vinci Challenge, a new website for Christians pertaining to The Da Vinci Code movie. The site is sponsored by Sony Pictures, the studio releasing the movie, as a forum for Christian writers, scholars, and leaders of evangelical organizations to respond to the book's theological and historical claims about Christianity.

The Da Vinci Code (by Christian History Institute)

The Da Vinci Code: Of Magdalene, Gnostics, the Goddess and the Grail (Leadership U) Series of Esaays by Ben Witherington III, Darrell L. Bock, Ph.D., Dr. Ron Rhodes, Sandra Miesel

Dan Brown: Looking Behind the Code (by Tom Price)

The Da Vinci Code: Of Magdalene, Gnostics, the Goddess and the Grail (Leaderhsip U)

Panel discussion on the Da Vinci Code with Andreas Kostenberger, Norman Geisler, Richard Hays, and Bart Ehrman at Southeastern Seminary's 20/20 Conference (MP3)

Breaking The DaVinci Code (by Dr Darell Bock) MP3 Audio 28.38 Megabytes

Cracking the DaVinci Code Interview with Peter Jones (Windows Media) Part I Broadband ; Part II broadband ; Part III broadband ; Part IV broadband

Decrypting the Da Vinci Code (by Fred Butler) MP3 Audio

Bibliology: The Doctrine of the Written Word: on How We Got Our Bible and Its Trustworthiness @Monergism.com

The Dating of the New Testament (by Dr Norman Geisler)

Crash Goes The Da Vinci Code (by Dr. Ron Rhodes) Master apologist and recognized author Dr. Ron Rhodes painstakingly deconstructs the major errors of The Da Vinci Code in a question and answer format. The inclusion of direct quotations and page numbers from the novel provide a real aid for those seeking proof and answers. Very comprehensive.

Deciphering 'The Da Vinci Code' (by Al Mohler)

Was Jesus Married? Answering the New Gnostics (by Al Mohler)

An Exercise in Pure Narcissism (by Ben Witherington III) Like the modern public, 'Da Vinci's' heroine seeks saving insider knowledge so she can understand her own identity. Excerpted from the forthcoming The Gospel Code: Novel Claims About Jesus, Mary Magdalene and Da Vinci with permission of Intervarsity Press

The Da Vinci Code's Shaky Foundation: Gnostic Texts Gnosticism is now in vogue. But people who treat the Gnostic gospels as history are buying into liberal revisionism. (By Dr. James Hitchcock)

Discussionon the DaVinci Code 9by Mark Bailey, Dr. Jeff Bingham & Dr. Darrell Bock (Dallas Theological Seminary)) The Da Vinci Code contains many other false claims about Christianity's historic origins and theological development. The following dialog, hosted by Dr. Mark Bailey, took place with Drs. Jeff Bingham and Darrell Bock, both of whom participated in the ABC special. Listen in to their discussion about the text, the opportunities that it has created, and the problematic theology proposed within its pages.

Was Jesus Married? All the available evidence points to an answer of "no." (By Darrell L. Bock)

The Da Vinci Code Special Section Chrsitianity Today

Thanks to THE DA VINCI CODE evangelism will never be the same (by Peter Jones)

The Da Vinci Code: Of Magdalene, Gnostics, the Goddess and the Grail

Is Da Vinci Convincing? Joel McDurmon