Truth and Fiction in the Da Vinci Code

Written by a scholar of the early Church and the life of Jesus, this book unearths what we actually know about Jesus, Mary Magdalene and Constantine. Ehrman enumerates 10 specific factual errors in the Da Vinci Code, which are then elucidated in greater detail later in the book. One specific example concerns the dead Sea Scrolls, which are Jewish rather than being among the earliest Christian records. The author makes it clear that it is very hard to disentangle fact from fiction in early accounts but explains how careful historical research is actually conducted. The notion that the early Church regarded Jesus as a mortal prophet is thoroughly dismissed. Readers will find informed and detailed arguments that will certainly enhance their understanding of Jesus and the early Church.