Brown has stressed the ostensible accuracy of the book on his web site and in interviews. They have gone to great lengths to mislead people into thinking that the novel has a historical basis. They deserve especially sharp criticism for this, and when criticism is made they cannot hide behind the "it's just fiction" allegation after having made such efforts to convince the reader that it is not "just fiction. (p.15)"
Blomberg expresses that there is not a shred of historical evidence that Jesus ever married Mary Magdelene or ever fathered children. Another blatantly fictitious portion of the Da Vinci Code is the claim that "more than eighty gospels were considered for the New Testament." Add up everything that was ever called a gospel in the first half-millennium of Christianity and you come up with about two dozen documents (p.2).
According to Richards, if you set out to read the Da Vinci Code (something I don't recommend you do) the first word you will encounter, in bold uppercase letters, is the word "FACT." Shortly thereafter, Brown writes, "All descriptions of artwork, architecture, documents, and secret rituals in this novel are accurate" (p.1). And the average reader, with no special knowledge or training in these areas, will assume the statement is true. But there is a deception going on here. Whether Dan Brown is being deliberately deceptive, or whether he believes all this rubbish himself and is passing it on in all sincerity, it's impossible to know.
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