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curiouslykaylee's review against another edition
4.0
I listened to the audiobook for the first 75% of this book and read the physical book for the last 25%.
As someone who has been raised in the Christian church, I had many questions after reading Dan Brown's Da Vinci Code. I enjoyed the novel as a work of fiction but was distressed at the implications it brought up for Christianity.
Darrell Bock does a great job addressing the questions brought up in the Da Vinci Code. He was incredibly thorough in his research, presenting many ancient documents as evidence. As a Christian this book was incredibly helpful for my personal understanding of the idea of the Holy Grail and Jesus' supposed bloodline.
My one issue with Bock's presentation of this study is that he assumes the reader is Christian and already believes in Jesus Christ. I would have liked to see historical proof that wasn't centered on what the Bible already says about the topic so that non-believers could also learn the truth behind the Da Vinci Code.
Great book overall. I highly recommend this book to any Christians who may have also shared in my confusion after reading the Da Vinci Code.
As someone who has been raised in the Christian church, I had many questions after reading Dan Brown's Da Vinci Code. I enjoyed the novel as a work of fiction but was distressed at the implications it brought up for Christianity.
Darrell Bock does a great job addressing the questions brought up in the Da Vinci Code. He was incredibly thorough in his research, presenting many ancient documents as evidence. As a Christian this book was incredibly helpful for my personal understanding of the idea of the Holy Grail and Jesus' supposed bloodline.
My one issue with Bock's presentation of this study is that he assumes the reader is Christian and already believes in Jesus Christ. I would have liked to see historical proof that wasn't centered on what the Bible already says about the topic so that non-believers could also learn the truth behind the Da Vinci Code.
Great book overall. I highly recommend this book to any Christians who may have also shared in my confusion after reading the Da Vinci Code.
nickjonesreadsbooks's review
4.0
I have actually never read the Da Vinci Code. A few years back I tried to read Angels and Demons and couldn't make it past all the garbage passing as "fact" in the book. But, having never read the Da Vinci Code, Bock seems to do a good job refuting the premises of the book. I have read most of this material elsewhere but in other contexts. If I encounter someone wrestling through these ideas, this book will probably be most helpful.
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