The DaVinci Code was a fictional book written By Dan Brown. The contents of the book created a major controversy in the Christian circle and even made some Christian believers to backslide from their Christian faith.Why did the book create a big controversy?
1.Though Dan Brown published the book under the Fiction category, the disclaimer in the book- "All descriptions of artwork, architecture, documents, and secret rituals in this novel are accurate. " said otherwise.
2. The book says that Jesus married Mary Magdalene, with their descendants surviving today.
3. The book also finds loopholes in the Last Supper painting by DaVinci and in fact claims that the person sitting to the right of Jesus in the picture was Mary Magdalene.
Who is this Mary Magdalene?
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Mary Magdalene is mentioned in all the four Gospels. She is considered by many as the sinful woman who cleansed the feet of Jesus in Matthew:26:7,Mark 14:3,Luke 8:2. (But it is not very clear)
The Gospel of John clearly indicates that the sinful woman who cleansed Jesus feet was Mary Magdalene (John:11:1-2). [But again, this Mary might be a different one]
Some even call Mary Magdalene as the sister of Lazarus and Martha.
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Mary Magdalene followed Jesus even to Calvary.She was also the first woman to see Jesus after his resurrection and she is called as the Evangelizer for the disciples because she was the first woman who informed the disciples about the resurrection of Jesus. She is also believed to be one among the 120 who received Holy spirit during Pentecost.
Now let us explore the Last Supper Painting by Leanardo DaVinci. The Last Supper specifically portrays the reaction given by each apostle when Jesus said one of them would betray him. All twelve apostles have different reactions to the news, with various degrees of anger and shock.
From left to right:
- Bartholomew, James - son of Alphaeus and Andrew form a group of three, all are surprised.
- Judas Iscariot, Peter and John form another group of three. Judas is wearing green and blue and is in shadow, looking rather withdrawn and taken aback by the sudden revelation of his plan. He is clutching a small bag, perhaps signifying the silver given to him as payment to betray Jesus, or perhaps a reference to his role within the 12 disciples as treasurer. He is the only person to have his elbow on the table. Peter looks angry and is holding a knife pointed away from Christ, perhaps foreshadowing his violent reaction in Gethsemane during Jesus' arrest. The youngest apostle, John, appears to swoon.
- Jesus
- Thomas, James the Greater and Philip are the next group of three. Thomas is clearly upset; James the Greater looks stunned, with his arms in the air. Meanwhile, Philip appears to be requesting some explanation.
- Matthew, Jude Thaddeus and Simon the Zealot are the final group of three. Both Jude Thaddeus and Matthew are turned toward Simon, perhaps to find out if he has any answer to their initial questions
Dan Brown states that the person sitting to the right of Jesus is Mary Magdalene and he also links the picture with priory of sion. Prior of sion[link] is a hoax cult group that claimed themselves to be the bloodline of Jesus.
The last supper art was painted by DaVinci in the 1498 AD. So it was just an imaginary painting.DaVinci was also arrested for Sodomy ( The same sin that made God angry during the days of Abraham and Lot).
DaVinci Code is indeed a figment of Dan Brown's imagination and books like this will of course be published during the last days.Jesus said in Matthew:24:24 that in the last days, satan will try to deceive even the elect (if possible).
We can stay without being deceived;not by our own strength, nor by our own power but by the spirit of God. Let us be very careful about deceivers!!!
-Prason
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