Current Topic: The Da Vinci Code

The Da Vinci Code, written by Dan Brown, is a fictional thriller that has captured the coveted number-one sales ranking at Amazon.com, camped out for 40 weeks on the New York Times Best-Seller List, and inspired a one-hour ABC News special. Along the way, it has sparked debates about Western culture and Christian history. While the ABC News feature focused on Brown's fascination with an alleged marriage between Jesus and Mary Magdalene, The Da Vinci Code contains many other false claims about Christianity's historic origins and theological development. The following dialog, hosted by Dr. Mark Bailey, took place with Drs. Jeff Bingham and Darrell Bock, both of whom participated in the ABC special. Listen in to their discussion about the text, the opportunities that it has created, and the problematic theology proposed within its pages.

The Speakers

Mark Bailey
Dr. Mark Bailey is president and professor of Bible Exposition of Dallas Seminary

Dr. Jeff Bingham
Dr. Jeff Bingham is chair and professor of Theological Studies.

Dr. Darrell Bock
Dr. Darrell Bock is research professor of New Testament Studies and professor of Spiritual Development and Culture.
 

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The Questions

What is the book about?   Listen   | Watch The Video  
How is this Book Driven by “Modern” Cultural Thought?   Listen   | Watch The Video  
How Does this Book Attack the Authority and Integrity of the Gospel Records?   Listen   | Watch The Video  
What Evidence is there for the Divinity of Christ Prior to the Council of Nicea?   Listen   | Watch The Video  
How did the Early Church Father’s view the Gospel Record and Understand the Apostolic Testimony?   Listen   | Watch The Video  
How Do Christian’s View the extra-biblical accounts (“Gnostic material”) being popularized in contemporary books?   Listen   | Watch The Video  
Issues Concerning Mary Magdalene   Listen   | Watch The Video  
How was the Christian faith Disseminated before the written, Gospel text (our Bible)?   Listen   | Watch The Video  
How did the Books of the Bible find Acceptance in the Early Church?   Listen   | Watch The Video  
How did the Early Church believe the Holy Spirit led the formation of the New Testament?   Listen   | Watch The Video  
How Does the DaVinci Code Implicitly Question the Factors of Canonicity concerning the Humanity and Deity of Jesus Christ?   Listen   | Watch The Video  
How Does the title of the book relate to Leonardo DaVinci, DaVinci’s The Last Supper, and Mary Magdalene?   Listen   | Watch The Video  
Why all the intrigue concerning Mary Magdalene?   Listen   | Watch The Video  
What is the view of women in the life of the early church?   Listen   | Watch The Video  
How should a pastor/teacher/leader prepare his people to engage in this cultural issue?   Listen   | Watch The Video  
How does the DaVinci Code provide opportunity for the Christian faith to engage culture?   Listen   | Watch The Video  
Discussion concerning biblical revelation   Listen   | Watch The Video  
Why should Christians be interested, concerned, and aware?   Listen   | Watch The Video  
What resources are available and how do we prepare to interact with others about the DaVinci Code?   Listen   | Watch The Video  
Concluding Thoughts   Listen   | Watch The Video  

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