Breaking the Da Vinci Code

Many who have read the *New York Times* bestseller *The Da Vinci Code* have questions that arise from seven codes-expressed or implied-in Dan Brown's book. In *Breaking the Da Vinci Code: Answers to the Questions Everyone's Asking*, Darrell Bock, Ph.D., responds to the novelist's claims using central ancient texts and answers the following questions:

Who was Mary Magdalene?

Was Jesus Married?

Would Jesus Being Single be Un-Jewish?

Do the So-Called Secret Gnostic Gospels Help Us Understand Jesus?

What Is the Remaining Relevance of *The Da Vinci Code*?

Darrell Bock's research uncovers the origins of these codes by focusing on the 325 years immediately following the birth of Christ, for the claims of *The Da Vinci Code* rise or fall on the basis of things emerging from this period. *Breaking the Da Vinci Code*, now available in trade paper, distinguishes fictitious entertainment from historical elements of the Christian faith. For by seeing these differences, one can break the Da Vinci code.