Secrets of the Code: The Unauthorized Guide to the Mysteries Behind The Da Vinci Code

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Summary: this is a must buy!
Review: What a great concept! To finish a "best seller" that leaves you wondering what's fact? what's fiction? and, then to find out that a new book exists that explores the myths, truths and fantasy of the church,s history regarding the role of women thru the ages, who was christ? and many more issues. This book "Secrets to the Code, etc." is fun reading and you realize that alot of critical study has gone into compiling the evidence that leaves you wanting to ask more questions. That to me is a good read. Suggest that you buy this book right away.

Rating:
Summary: this is a must buy!
Review: What a great concept! To finish a "best seller" that leaves you wondering what's fact? what's fiction? and, then to find out that a new book exists that explores the myths, truths and fantasy of the church,s history regarding the role of women thru the ages, who was christ? and many more issues. This book "Secrets to the Code, etc." is fun reading and you realize that alot of critical study has gone into compiling the evidence that leaves you wanting to ask more questions. That to me is a good read. Suggest that you buy this book right away.

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Summary: An anthology
Review: While this book presents an anthology of scholarly opinion intended to provide more light on subjects raised in "The Da Vinci Code," it is definitely NOT a substitute for two books cited in the thriller novel itself--"The Woman with the Alabaster Jar" and "The Goddess in the Gospels" which together present a powerful case for the "sacred partnership" at the heart of the Christian mythology. These books, based on the canonical Gospels and Hebrew prophecies, are in no way an attack on Christianity, but rather an attempt to restore its original message in its full integrity. Discussion of the New Testament gematria in the appendices of "The Goddess in the Gospels" is particularly relevant to the identity of Mary Magdalne as the archetypal "Bride"--ignored by the "debunkers" of the "Code" and also in "Secrets of the Code."