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ALEXANDRIA, La. (BP)–Did Jesus Christ have a wife? Is the Bible a mere compilation of ancient manuscripts? Will the upcoming Sony release of The DaVinci Code create a panic in the Christian community?
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To confront these questions regarding The DaVinci Code, the Louisiana Baptist Convention formed a cooperative partnership with Louisiana College to produce a DVD titled, “The DaVinci Code: Faith, Fact or Fiction?” The DVD – which is available to Southern Baptist pastors both inside and outside Louisiana – features Charles (Chuck) Quarles of Louisiana College in Pineville, La., who previously served on the faculty of New Orleans Baptist Theological Seminary as associate professor of New Testament and Greek.
The Louisiana Baptist Convention produced the DVD in its studio and mailed a copy April 4 to each of the convention’s 1,456 churches in order to equip pastors and members for the release of the movie, which is based on the major themes of Dan Brown’s work of fiction and best seller, The DaVinci Code. Brown’s novel was listed for months as No. 1 on the New York Times bestseller list, and its popularity led to Brown being named one of the 100 most influential people in the world.
Starring Tom Hanks and directed by Ron Howard, the movie will be released May 19, and given the popularity of the book, almost certainly will be a box office hit.
The book and the upcoming film are a concern to the Christian community primarily because of a dialogue between characters Langdon, Sophie, and Sir Leigh Teabing. Teabing is described as a “religious historian” whose life’s passion is research of the Holy Grail. In this dialogue, Teabing claims that the Gospels are unreliable accounts that pervert the true story of Jesus. He insists that Jesus was a mere mortal prophet who was deified by Constantine as part of a political ploy for consolidating his own power. Teabing also asserts that Jesus was married to Mary Magdalene and that they conceived and bore children and that this sacred bloodline is the true Holy Grail.
The Louisiana Baptist Convention is making “The DaVinci Code: Fact, Faith or Fiction” DVD available for a cost recovery fee of $5. Discounts are available for bulk orders.
The DVD can be purchased by calling 318.449.4254, during business hours.