The Conventicle: Da Vinci Code Mayhem: A Sure Guide

Who were the Puritans?

"A loosely organized reform movement originating during the English Reformation of the sixteenth century. The name came from efforts to 'purify' the Church of England by those who felt that the Reformation had not yet been completed. Eventually the Puritans went on to attempt purification of the self and of society as well."

(Mark Noll, "Puritanism", Evangelical Dictionary of Theology, 1984)

Wednesday, May 24, 2006

Da Vinci Code Mayhem: A Sure Guide

It was inevitable. At some point, The Da Vinci Code had to be mentioned at least once at The Conventicle...but only briefly, I promise.

Some of you may be interested in reading this excellent article entitled Ungodly Errors: Scholarly gripes about The Da Vinci Code's Jesus by Larry Hurtado, Professor of New Testament Language, Literature, and Theology at The University of Edinburgh.

Prof Hurtado succinctly examines the fallacious claims of the book and movie regarding 1) the divinity of Jesus and 2) the formation of the New Testament canon.

This is a great resource for those interested in quickly catching up to speed with the historical and theological problems of the DVC, but who don't want to cull through the excess of books, articles, websites, interviews, and blogs devoted to this controversy.

Just in case you've not seen it, let me also mention in passing this superb website sponsored by Westminster Theological Seminary.