[CanisMajor2002]

Not to be outdone by CBS? *rolls eyes*

[Snowy]

Will I get flamed if I say that I am looking forward to watching this?

[Always Right]

Gee, and I thought the liberals believed he was gay. This is so confusing.

[KellyAdmirer]

And some say Jesus survived the crucifiction and moved to France, I'm sure we'll see a big-deal special on that old fable too someday.

[Prince Charles]

Can you say "Sweeps Stunt?"

[Sabertooth]

...proof that Jesus of Nazareth was a married man enjoying conjugal relations with his wife would upset the apple cart, so to speak, of all of Christianity since Jesus' divinity has been based for so long, at least in part, on the notion that he was celibate.

Jesus wasn't celibate. He was chaste, because He is betrothed to the Church.

The conclusion of the Bible is the Marriage Supper of the Lamb.

[marty60]

This has been around for alooong time. Hitler believe it, one of the reasons he wanted all Jews dead in Europe. He believed as many did that the direct desentant of Jesus was in EU. The only was to stop the possibility the the Son of God would come back to destroy the Evil. Apocolypse.

The Freemasons were the first participants in this theory. Not only was DaVinci one, but also Victor Hugo, etc. The cathedrals of early Eu were built on this presumption, the builders were sworn to secrecy, and were called Freemason.

[cwb]

Gee...I wonder if they'd ever do the story: "Was Mohammad a slave-owning, polygamist?" It's simply amazing how Christianity is the only religion that encounters such scrutiny, while other religions are off-limits.

[Damocles]

"Or at least, that's what I think the show is trying to say. If I'm fuzzy on the details, then it's because I'm Jewish."

"As I understand it, the novel, which I haven't read..."

 

Why is this article even being written by this joker?

[HarleyD]

How come these people don't believe the Bible as the inerrant word of God but will believe this crap?

[Old Sarge]

...knew about the story of Jesus' marriage to Mary Magdalene, along with the possibility that they had children, since early in the church's history...

"Is there no hope for The Widow's Son?"

I, too, am a High Priest of the Church of the Sub-Genius (Praise Bob!)

[bert]

For those who have an interest in the subject, the book "The Templar Revelation" 1997, Touchstone press by Lynn Pickett and Clive Prince deals in detail with the Leonardo Da Vinci code and other topics related to the Templars and Mary Magdalene in France.

The book expands themes developed in "Holoy Blood, Holy Grail" and the "Messianic Conspiracy".

The authors are British and it is notable that an essentially British line of scholarship under way for perhaps 20 years has made mainstream American TV.

[Orangedog]

Was Jesus Christ A Married Man?

I'm inclined to say no. Why? Because if I ran off with 12 of my buddies and was gone for three days, crusifiction would have been the least of my worries when I got home. ;)

[biblewonk]

When did people start taking "The Last Temptation of Christ" seriesly?

[stevem]

This book is now being passed from person to person in my home. I haven't read it but will likely try in the next week or so. I haven't seen any evidence that Jesus was married other than in fictional accounts. I suppose that would fly in the face of those whose agenda requires that Jesus was gay.

He was supposed to be fully human, so who knows (although I seriously doubt Leanardo heard any more about it than I have). Priests in Jesus' days were married. Catholic Church celibacy came later, and isn't practiced in the East. I don't know if it was important at the time of the Borgias, but certainly it wasn't practiced at the highest levels by a pope or two or three.

Jesus' wedding invitations never appeared in any of the testaments I have read including that of the cult leader Moses David in the early 1970's. I have't heard yet that it popped up in the Dead Sea Scrolls. So it sounds like a work of pure fiction and based on nothing historical other than the fact that some people existed around Jerusalem a couple thousand years ago.

Why the heck not. It's always great sport to ask "what ifs" of important historical figures. The message of Jesus was such that it really isn't crucial to the story whether he was married or not. I personally know of folks getting worked up over this book and this show and to different points of view. I think I'll worry about things more tangible.

[The Iguana]

For those who want a more thorough discussion of the historical inaccuracies in The Da Vinci Code, you can find at the Envoy blog by Carl Olsen and Sandra Meisel:

Part One of a Special Planet Envoy Critique of The Da Vinci Code

The problems are too many to know where to begin.

It is a mark of the historical and religious illiteracy of our time that this book - however cleverly written - is getting any kind of serious hearing.

[Sockdologer]

If I had a TV maybe I'd watch it. I think it's
important to look at what the opposition has
to say before arguing against it -
though I confess, I expect the report to be
more than mildly unconvincing.

[Sockdologer]

Also, I think it's interesting how this comes at a time
when the Supreme Court is allowing a ban on the ten
commandments to stand, General Boykin is being
_viciously_ attacked, and an openly gay bishop is being
ordained in the Episcopalian church.

Interesting, but not terribly surprising.
Traditional Christian values are under attack
from all sides.

[The Old Hoosier]

These people and their satanic fictional books.

Why can't they just leave us Christians alone?

[what's up]

Brown purports there is not enough goddess worship in the world anymore; thus, his elevation of Mary Magadalene and demotion of Christ's and His divinity.

From the author's own mouth.