The DaVinci Code
Recently, author Dan Brown published a book in which it was alleged that the true historical account of early Christianity had been kept under wraps by so-called “traditional” Christians. In brief, Dan Brown claims that there were many early Christians that did not believe Jesus was God. Further, he shows how the divinity of Jesus was a doctrine foisted upon early Christianity by leaders driven by a paternalistic hunger for power.
Because the book claims to be, in part, historically accurate, this naturally set many Christians to asking some important questions as to which version of history is more truthful. And, it also got skeptics thinking along those lines, too.
To address this “Frequently Asked Question”, Troy posted a series of thoughts on his blog. While there are a number of resources already in print that deal with this issue, Troy thought he’d post his own reflections on this topic because he saw another approach that could be taken in thinking through the issues. In brief, his approach involves looking at the source of Dan Brown’s claims: the Gnostic Gospels.
Go here to start a chain of posts exploring this complex question.
