The da vinci code

etinder · #1 (**permalink**) 11-Aug-2004, 08:21 AM

hi guys has any body read the da vinci code by dan brown,
it shakes some very old belief, what do u think?
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Critical Singh · #2 (**permalink**) 11-Aug-2004, 12:19 PM

Read ? I have never even heard about this term...

etinder · #3 (**permalink**) 11-Aug-2004, 12:27 PM

Hi critical

this is one if the latest best sellers by Dan Brown: The Da Vinci Code
Reference:: Sikh Philosophy Network http://www.sikhphilosophy.net/christianity/512-the-da-vinci-code.html
http://www.thedavincicode.com

Arvind · #4 (**permalink**) 11-Aug-2004, 21:04 PM

I got stuck up at the first question itself :-( Well, but anyway I got no idea about his work and its significance except looking at his original paintings at Zurich museum.

Thanks.

etinder · #5 (**permalink**) 24-Aug-2004, 11:22 AM

the painting in question is the last supper by leo da vinci

S|kH · #6 (**permalink**) 24-Aug-2004, 21:49 PM

I've seen pictures of the paintings Dan Brown references in that book...and what he says seems accurate.

In the last supper painting, you can see one of the disciples has breasts.
Reference:: Sikh Philosophy Network http://www.sikhphilosophy.net/showthread.php?t=512
and that wierd M or V logo is present.

Reference:: Sikh Philosophy Network http://www.sikhphilosophy.net/showthread.php?t=512
The rest of the story is fiction though, remember that.
Use google for discussions on the book with christian scholars, they will point out HUGE gaps in Browns book.

etinder · #7 (**permalink**) 25-Aug-2004, 11:18 AM

I too agree that its a fiction n there r gaps but still it still shakes few of many rudimentary beliefs the very basis of christianity n its origin

Still_Searching · #8 (**permalink**) 26-Nov-2004, 05:20 AM

The Da Vinci Code is to be made into a movie within about six months. It will be directed by Ron Howard (Remember happy Days?) and will, according to the latest gossip, star Tom Hanks. Russell Crow was also concidered for the lead role of Robert Langdon but it looks like Ron's long time buddy will get to job. (Job?)
Reference:: Sikh Philosophy Network http://www.sikhphilosophy.net/showthread.php?t=512

The book was/is a huge hit. True or not it is still a very entertaining and interesting read. Tom Brown's next book will be a sort of expose on Freemasonry and is expected to be controversial.

Platinum007 · #9 (**permalink**) 20-Jan-2005, 14:18 PM

I finished reading the book a few weeks ago, Dan brown does point out a very interestion analysis of Da Vinci's paintings, also examples like Walt Disney, etc etc... I've also rented the the documentry "Da Vince Code" (not the actually movie) yet they interviewed many acidemics in this field and they also brought up some good points, the thing is there are SO MANY idea out there what the holy grail really is. The book was fiction yet brought up some pretty interestioin questions, as to how Christains have fused there religion together with the pagans of the time (december 25 was a huge pagan holiday) also the fact how could jesus a Jew now be married? that goes against Jewish teachings.. Non the less the book did bring up many questions to mind and like mentioned above there are some gaps as well...
Reference:: Sikh Philosophy Network http://www.sikhphilosophy.net/showthread.php?t=512
Reference:: Sikh Philosophy Network http://www.sikhphilosophy.net/showthread.php?t=512

Another interesting book by Dan Brown is "Demonds and Angels"