The Da Vinci Myth Versus the Gospel Truth [Paperback]

D. James Kennedy (Author), Jerry Newcombe (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: April 7, 2006

Answers to The Da Vinci Code Fictions

With 40 million copies sold, Dan Brown's The Da VinciCode is a cultural phenomenon-and a no-holds-barred attack onChristianity's 2,000 year-old claim that Jesus Christ is God.Authors D. James Kennedy, Ph.D., and Jerry Newcombe offerhistorical evidence to dispense with The Da Vinci Codefictions, including the outrageous assertions that the NewTestament is unreliable and the deity of Christ is a fourth centuryinvention.

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I'm delighted to recommend this new book, The Da Vinci Myth versus The Gospel Truth by Dr. D. James Kennedy and Jerry Newcombe. They counter all the lies propagated in the runaway best-seller. —Janet Parshall, Host of Janet Parshall’s America --This text refers to the Kindle Edition edition.

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"I'm delighted to recommend this new book, The Da Vinci Myth versus The Gospel Truth by Dr. D. James Kennedy and Jerry Newcombe. They counter all the lies propagated in the runaway best-seller."
—Janet Parshall, Host and Executive Producer, In the Market with Janet Parshall

Product Details

• Paperback: 156 pages
• Publisher: Crossway Books (April 7, 2006)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1581348258
• ISBN-13: 978-1581348255
• Product Dimensions: 6.5 x 4.2 x 0.5 inches
• Shipping Weight: 4 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 4.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (3 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #1,993,365 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars Others are better, May 29, 2006

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Roger N. Overton (La Mirada, CA United States) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: The Da Vinci Myth Versus the Gospel Truth (Paperback)

The Da Vinci Code is "a broadside attack on the basic foundations of the Christian religion and Western civilation..." (10) So say D. James Kenney and Jerry Newcombe. In their book, The Da Vinci Myth versus the Gospel Truth, they seek to expose the problems with the novel and provide a positive case for Christianity.

The book consists of six chapters. The authors being with an explanation of the novel and an analysis of the claims it makes. In the chapter three, they seek to explain why The Da Vinci Code has been so popular. Next they offer arguments for why people should accept the Bible as God's inspired word and historical evidences for the physical resurrection of Jesus Christ. They close with an explanation of the Gospel message.

What's unique about this book are the last three chapters. Though the arguments can be found in many apologetics books, the arguments are nevertheless quality reasons for believing in the divine inspiration of the Bible and the physical resurrection of Jesus Christ. The rest of the book is not as noteworthy. Several points of sarcasm detract from the book's quality, such as in discussing the votes at the Council of Nicea being 316 to 2," Two! Now that is really a very close vote: only two voted against the Nicene Council. Gee! We may have to have a revote on that." (22) There were also a few editorial errors.

With several great responses to The Da Vinci Code already available, The Da Vinci Myth versus the Gospel Truth is a book to pass by. It lacks a thorough critique of the pagan worldview issues involved with the novel and even its good points can be found in better apologetics resources.

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Seek the Truth, June 26, 2006

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June 98 (Florida) - See all my reviews

This review is from: The Da Vinci Myth Versus the Gospel Truth (Paperback)

This is a great book. It is breif and easy to read even if you have very little knowledge of history or theology. Unlike the novel it does not insult your intelligence claiming fiction as fact and it gives you the sources to back it up. Most importantly this book encourages you the reader to think for yourself and do your own invistigation.

I also reccomend similar books by Lee Strobel & Josh McDowell. These are two writers that independently & seperately began their studies to disprove the bible and Christianity. But vowed to stick to the facts & report the truth.

Remember a great novel early in the nineties that made a wonderful movie & so many of us wanted to believe it as true? Bridges of Madison County. fiction..... just entertainment.

For thousands of years people have made their claims against Christ and I expect it will continue. Christians should be flattered that so many exert so much energy and bring so much attention to what we experience as grace & mercy. God allows such books to bring him Glory! Because of this novel I have grown in my relationship with my risen Lord and so will many more.

Just as the movie previews suggest SEEK the TRUTH

4.0 out of 5 stars Another very good and wise book from Coral Ridge Ministries..., July 11, 2006

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Ricahrd A. Salzer (Chesapeake, Virginia, USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: The Da Vinci Myth Versus the Gospel Truth (Paperback)

Dr. D. James Kennedy obviously earned all

those letters appended behind his name,

and this book is every bit as good as Rich

Abanas book debunking the DaVince Hoax, but

Kennedy is wrong when he calls Establish-

mentarians 'Revisionists'. Somebody needs

to get him some David Irving, Art Butz,

Harry Elmer Barnes books, badly! Also his

views of Adolf Shickegrubr are not quite on

point, though Adolf was a nut! All D. James

Kennedy's books are good-to-very good, even

if he sometimes uses the dopey 'judeo-christ-

ian montrocity of an oxymoron!