The Da Vinci Codebreaker: An Easy-To-Use Fact Checker
by
James L. Garlow, Timothy Paul Jones & April Williams
Order:
USA
Can
Bethany, 2006 (2006)
Paperback
Reviewed by Melissa Parcel
D
an Brown's
The Da Vinci Code
has been at the top of the bestseller list for over a year and the much-anticipated movie rendition is due out in May 2006. Many biblical researchers have come forward with books contesting Brown's position in his novel.
The Da Vinci Codebreaker
is one tool that others can use to measure the veracity of claims made in
The Da Vinci Code
.
T
he Da Vinci Codebreaker
is presented as a '
glossary of terms, concepts, and persons that either are included in The Da Vinci Code or should have been included.
' Garlow states, '
When people are truly open to honest exploration, orthodox Christianity fares well.
' This exhaustive glossary covers from A-Z everything one might want to explore about what is portrayed as
fact
in
The Da Vinci Code
. Everything from simple terms such as
anagram
and
manuscript
to the more confusing or obscure
Nag Hammadi papyri
and the origins of the
canon
(otherwise known as the Christian Bible) are covered.
T
his is not a book one would likely sit down and read cover to cover, but is available to anyone wanting to explore both sides of the story before or during a reading of
The Da Vinci Code
.
The Da Vinci Codebreaker
sheds light on many terms, and will help readers to form their own conclusions.
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