The Da Vinci Code:

“The legend of the Holy Grail is a legend about royal blood. When Grail legend speaks of ‘the chalice that held the blood of Christ’…it speaks, in fact, of Mary Magdalene—the female womb that carried Jesus’ royal bloodline.” 249.

“…the greatest cover-up in human history. Not only was Jesus Christ married, but He was a father…..Mary Magdalene was the Holy Vessel. She was the chalice that bore the royal bloodline of Jesus Christ.” 249.

"Christ’s line grew quietly under cover in France until making a bold move in the fifth century, when it intermarried with French royal blood and created a lineage known as the Merovingian bloodline." 257

"Magdalene’s and Sarah’s lives were scrutinously chronicled by their Jewish protectors. Remember that Magdalene’s child belonged to the lineage of Jewish kings—David and Solomon. For this reason, the Jews in France considered Magdalene sacred royalty and revered her as the progenitor of the royal line of kings. Countless scholars of that era chronicled Mary Magdalene’s days in France, including the birth of Sarah and the subsequent family tree." 255

Who was Mary Magdalene according to the Bible?

Mary was a follower and friend of Jesus as were many women (Matthew 27:55; Mark 15:41); Jesus cast out of Mary seven demons. (Mark 16:9; Luke 8:2); Mary watched Joseph of Arimathea bury Jesus (Luke 23:56);

After three days, Mary returned to the tomb with some other women, saw that the stone had been rolled away (John 20:1) and they ran back to tell the disciples (John 20:2) that someone had stolen the body; Mary was also the first person that Jesus appeared to after His resurrection (John 20:15-16) and He instructed her to go back and tell the disciples (John 20:18). She is NOT the sinful woman in Luke 7: 36-50.

C. WHO CARES?

“It was a quick romp, largely fun to read, if rather predictable and preachy. This is a good airplane book, a novelistic thriller that presents a rummage sale of accurate historical nuggets alongside falsehoods and misleading statements.” Margaret M. Mitchell Associate Professor of New Testament at the University of Chicago Divinity School and the Chair of the Department of New Testament and Early Christian Literature

”The dialogue is wonderful … a positive powerful force. … Controversy and dialogue are healthy for religion as a whole. Religion has only one true enemy--apathy--and passionate debate is a superb antidote.” Dan Brown

THE GREATEST SECRET: Ephesians 1:9-14