The recent court case on Da Vinci Code recalls my experience on reading the book. I read this novel mainly because I heard my favourite actor Tom Hanks was making a film on it. So I want to know what is all that about this book. It is quite interesting in the beginning, some mysterious murder and some puzzle games. In the middle the religious conflict starts. The later part is kind of boring as the plot starts to become ordinary. It is typical answer-is-in-the-beginning type of investigation story.
About the Jesus and Mary Magdalene conspiracy, I am not too surprised, as I heard about this rumor long ago. I still think it is just rumor. There is one statement in the book that really shocks me though. It says something like that:
Jesus is not God. In fact, around 400 A.C. in Roman, the Church Committee had an intensive debate to decide if Jesus is God or a just a great Saint. The result: a narrow win to vote Jesus as God. This set the direction for Christian Churches throughout centuries.
The novel describes the above part as fact, not fiction. That really bothers me. Is all of our faith just based on a few votes? I can't resist to dig into more on this topic. I borrow some Christian history books from the library and research on the web. My conclusion: it is true. The debate did happen, and it was intensive. But as I read more Bible, I start to understand the debate was well under controlled by God. Jesus is God and this must be the only outcome of the debate. It is just human, as always, don't have enough faith on HIM.
Well, reading Da Vinci Code shakes my faith a little. But a follow-up study strengthens my faith even more than before. It is an interesting yet fortunate experience.
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