assault against the christian faith. the reason is because it attacks the two doctrines that are most important to christianity. the liability of the old testament and deity of jesus christ. as a result of what he has done people are reading it and believing it. one way dan brown hooks his readers is by weaving in historic fact. finds more how catholic church smeared mary magdelene by labelling her a prostitute. dan brown in his novel comes and says no she wasn t a prostitute she was jesus lover and wife. in each case there are sexual roles. i am not a theologian. it s a fiction thriller. what is the problem with that? dan brown says everything within it is accurate. so this has caused a tremendous
of course for christians bethlehem the city of king david is the birth place of jesus christ. you can see how it attracts people from all over the world because this is the birth of the savior not just of an important historical figure. father jerome murphy o connor served in israel for 40 years he took us on the tour of the church of nativity along side major square. he has seen many changes. where have all of the christians gone? they are afraid to come. they are afraid of all of the turmoil and fighting that has plagued this area. this bethlehem used to be 100 percent christian. now it stands only above 35. i talked with people who used to wait in line for hours to get into the church of the nativity. now it looks like you can walk right in. absolutely. the door we will be going
almost 30 feet in the air. it s impossible to forge something like that today. a forger would want to forge something he can sell and you cannot sell something this big. there s no way again it has been up there for the last almost 1700 years, and it will always be there. like absalom s tomb christianity survived a variety of assaults. these days it s a best selling book that has many people angry and upset. fare thee well farewell mr. gloom be on your way though you haven t any money you can still be bright and sunny sing polly wolly doodle all the day
her life in jesus s life has been at the certainty of debate more than ever. the da vinci code is the idea that leonardo da vinci was a member of a group that knew jesus was actually married to mary magdelene but because of the pressure of the church they had to communicate it in code because now one could come out and actually say it. pastor irwin luster is author of the book the da vinci deception. dan brown s book is a direct assault against the christian faith. the reason is because it attacks the two doctrines that are most important to christianity. the liability of the old testament and deity of jesus christ. as a result of what he has done people are reading it and believing it. one way dan brown hooks his readers is by weaving in
jesus was born. coming up on this program a very special guide will take us on a tour of the church of the nativity: travel village to recreate jesus life. archeologists tell how they find a fake from a find. why many women are angry about a best selling book they are calling it an assault on christianity s basic belief. first faith and fact what we know about the birth of gees saunsd how we know jesus and we know it. the books of the old testament in the bible have been in circulation as oral histories for a thousand years for the birth of jesus. they were pulled together as a whole in the second century in the christian era. the stories were passed down and preserved by word of mouth. it is one of the great mysteries of church history that