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Answering the Questions Raised by The Da Vinci Code
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Moody Radio,
4:00 pm (CDT) MAY 17-19
Moody Radio, in cooperation
with The Ankerberg Theological Research Institute, brings you three
hour-long specials shattering the myths of The Da Vinci Code.
This revealing look at The Da Vinci Code will be hosted by John
Ankerberg with special guests Dr. Erwin Lutzer, Dr. Michael J. Easley,
and Dr. Darrell L. Bock.
Following Friday's broadcast there will be a special interactive
edition of Prime Time America that will feature a Q&A session,
giving you answers to the questions you've been asking about this film.
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What
About the Missing Gospels and Lost Christianities?
COMPLETE ONLINE BROADCAST
Guest:
Dr. Darrell Bock,
professor, Dallas Theological Seminary
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What about the new ‘missing’
gospels?
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Is the traditional Christianity
we were taught true Christianity?
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What evidence shows the new views
are wrong?
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What about the alternative
Christianities that archaeologists have discovered?
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What do The Da Vinci Code and
other popular literature teach about Jesus?
Copyright: 2006, Number of Programs:
6, Cat. No. MGLC
DVD $49.00, VHS $49.00, Audio CD $25.00, Audio Cassette $12.00, Transcript $10.00
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Five Key Questions From The Da Vinci Code
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In this article, we provide brief
answers to these questions, and give you links to further
information available from this site:
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Was Jesus’ divinity really
invented in the 4th century?
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Was Jesus married?
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Is it true that the Bibles we have
in our homes do not contain the earliest and most accurate
information about Jesus?
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Was Jesus’ original message that
men should encounter God through sexual rituals?
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Is Christianity nothing more than
a copy of older mystery religious beliefs and practices?
Crash Goes The Da Vinci Code (Dr.
Ron Rhodes)
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Dr. Rhodes says, “Since Dan Brown’s
novel, THE DA VINCI CODE, exploded on the scene, I have been
asked numerous times by interested Christians to provide
evidence against the claims in the book. I have therefore
written this brief special report to provide an apologetic
response to the more glaring errors in Brown’s book.”
Some of the topics he covers
include: Did the God of the Bible have a female goddess
companion? Does God’s name, YHWH, derive from the term
“Jehovah”? Did Jesus intend Mary Magdalene to be the head of the
church? Did the church propagate lies that devalued females and
tipped the scales in favor of the masculine?
Is it True that Everything We
Have Been Taught About Jesus is False? (Dr. John Ankerberg, Dr.
John Weldon)
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At heart, this statement in The
Da Vinci Code is an attack on the Bible, since it is our
primary source of information about Jesus. Is the Bible
untrustworthy? Is the information in it false? Have “our
fathers” been feeding us a lie all these 2,000 or so years?
What Makes the Bible Unique? (Dr.
John Ankerberg, Dr. John Weldon)
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This topic is vital because if there
is solid evidence that the Bible is God’s Word to us, its
critics are wrong. Worse, they are leading astray all those who
listen to them. If the Bible alone is divine revelation, then by
definition it is the most important Book in the world. It alone
will tell us what God requires of us.
Is it True that Jesus’ Divinity
was Invented by Constantine at the Council of Nicea? (Dr. John
Ankerberg, Dr. John Weldon)
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Many liberal theologians maintain
that Jesus’ divinity, and the related doctrine of the trinity,
were not part of the teachings of Jesus and the apostles,
but merely invented by the church centuries later. But is this
really what we find when we carefully examine the writings of
the earliest Christian leaders, or is this allegation merely an
invention by those who, for whatever reason, choose not to
believe in the Trinity?
Just How Unique is Jesus When
Compared to Other Religious Leaders? (Dr. John Ankerberg, Dr.
John Weldon)
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The average non-Christian, and even
many Christians, have little understanding of how unique Jesus
really is. In all the world and throughout all history, there
has never been anyone like Him. There never can be. One only
needs to read His words in the Gospel to plainly see this.
Is it True that Constantine
Determined What Books Were Included in the Bible? (ATRI Staff
Writer)
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Is it true that Constantine produced
the Bible as we know it today? We believe that even a quick
glance at church history will show the fallacy of this
statement.
The Canonicity of the Bible (Dr.
Norman Geisler)
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Canonicity refers to the
normative or authoritative books inspired by God for inclusion
in Holy Scripture. Canonicity is determined by God. It is not
the antiquity, authenticity, or religious community that makes
a book canonical or authoritative. A book is valuable because
it is canonical, and not canonical because it is or was
considered valuable. Its authority is established by God
and merely discovered by God’s people.
Should Additional Gospels Have
Been Included in our Bibles? (ATRI Staff Writer)
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There is no question that the
discovery of the Dead Sea Scrolls (1949ff) and the documents at
Nag Hammadi (1945) were important in terms of biblical
scholarship—but not for the reasons that Dan Brown posits in
The Da Vinci Code.
What is The Gospel of Thomas?
(Dr. Norman Geisler)
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Some radical critics of the New
Testament claim that the Gnostic Gospel of Thomas is equal or
superior to the New Testament and that it does not support the
resurrection of Christ. The so-called Jesus Seminar places the
Gospel of Thomas in their otherwise severely truncated Bible.
Both stances are serious challenges to the historic Christian
faith.
Did the Church Recast Sex as a
“Shameful Act”? (Dr. John Ankerberg, Dr. John Weldon)
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“[Hieros Gamos] (Greek:
“sacred marriage”) Sexual relations of fertility deities enacted
in myths and rituals,…” Is this God’s intended use for sex, or
can it be something far better? What does the Bible say about
sex?
Is Christmas Purely a Pagan
Holiday? (ATRI Staff Writer)
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What business does a Christian have
celebrating Christmas, since the Bible gives no date
for Christ’s birth? Isn’t Christmas as we
know it only an old pagan holiday? If so, why should we
celebrate Christmas?
Did Christianity Arise Out of the
Mystery Religions? (Dr. John Ankerberg and Dr. John Weldon)
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In The Da Vinci Code
professor of Religious Symbology Robert Langdon explains that
Christianity arose as a kind of “hybrid” religion: “The vestiges
of pagan religion in Christian symbology are undeniable.” Is
Christianity nothing more than a remix of old pagan religions,
or is it something much more? The authors explore the history of
Christianity to find an answer.
Was Jesus Married? Who Was Mary
Magdalene? (ATRI Staff Writer)
Did Jesus have to be married? Is
there any evidence of a marriage? Who is Mary Magdalene, the
prime candidate to be “Mrs. Jesus”? How did she become known as
a prostitute?
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