1 / 50

Was Jesus Married to Mary Magdalene and was she an “apostle”???

“Dan Brown's best-selling novel The Da Vinci Code delivers it all: A riveting tale of international intrigue set against a backdrop of religious history. The book has 25 million copies in print and has spent more than two years on the New York Times Bestseller List for Hardcover Fiction.”.

jonah-duke
Download Presentation

Was Jesus Married to Mary Magdalene and was she an “apostle”???

An Image/Link below is provided (as is) to download presentation Download Policy: Content on the Website is provided to you AS IS for your information and personal use and may not be sold / licensed / shared on other websites without getting consent from its author. Content is provided to you AS IS for your information and personal use only. Download presentation by click this link. While downloading, if for some reason you are not able to download a presentation, the publisher may have deleted the file from their server. During download, if you can't get a presentation, the file might be deleted by the publisher.

E N D

Presentation Transcript

  1. W 65th St church of Christ - 5/21/2006 “Dan Brown's best-selling novel The Da VinciCode delivers it all: A riveting tale of international intrigue set against a backdrop of religious history. The book has 25 million copies in print and has spent more than two years on the New York Times Bestseller List for Hardcover Fiction.”

  2. W 65th St church of Christ - 5/21/2006 • Was Jesus Married to Mary Magdalene and was she an “apostle”??? • Would Jesus Being Single be Un-Jewish? • Do the So-Called Secret, Gnostic Gospels Help Us Understand Jesus? • How Were the New Testament Gospels Assembled?

  3. W 65th St church of Christ - 5/21/2006 …sanctify Christ as Lord in your hearts, always being ready to make a defense to everyone who asks you to give an account for the hope that is in you, yet with gentleness and reverence; 1 Peter 3:15

  4. W 65th St church of Christ - 5/21/2006 According to the Gnostics, an agent or one employed by the Supreme Being to create the material universe and man. [1913 Webster] Gnosticism, broadly construed, recognizes two deities: the Demiurge-(flawed and wicked creator of a flawed and wicked material world) -who is often equated with the God of the Old Testament; and the "good God," the Father of Jesus, who sent his Son to show humans the way of salvation from the corrupt material world. Salvation, under Gnosticism consists primarily of acquiring secret knowledge, or gnosis.

  5. W 65th St church of Christ - 5/21/2006 Writings – “Gospel of Phillip”; “Gospel of Thomas”; “Gospel of Truth”; “Gospel of Judas“ & others beginning in mid-second century The Gospel of Thomas: “Simon Peter said to them, "Mary should leave us, for females are not worthy of life." Jesus said, "Look, I shall guide her to make her male, so that she too may become a living spirit resembling you males. For every female who makes herself male will enter heaven's kingdom."

  6. W 65th St church of Christ - 5/21/2006 Valentinus – Combined Greek mysticism with Christianity to produce Gnostic system; died 160 AD Marcion – God of OT different than God of NT;140 AD Arius – late 300’s - early 400’s AD. – “the Son of God was not eternal,” addressed in the Council of Nicea

  7. W 65th St church of Christ - 5/21/2006 “The Gospel of Truth” & The Gospel of Judas” “For if what they have published is the Gospel of truth, and yet is totally unlike those which have been handed down to us from the apostles, any who please may learn, as is shown from the Scriptures themselves, that that which has been handed down from the apostles can no longer be reckoned the Gospel of truth.” - Irenaeus 180 AD

  8. W 65th St church of Christ - 5/21/2006 A controversial non-fiction book by Michael Baigent, Richard Leigh, and Henry Lincoln, - based on Pierre Plantard's Priory of Sion hoax. The book was first published in 1982 The Da Vinci Code draws on Gnostic writings and modern re-interpretations of those works as well as a pseudohistory of Christian faiths along the lines of that presented in “Holy Blood, Holy Grail.”

  9. W 65th St church of Christ - 5/21/2006 Argues that there is evidence that Jesus married Mary Magdalene, had one or more children, and that those children or their descendents emigrated to what is now southern France. Once there, they intermarried with the noble families that would eventually become the Merovingian dynasty, which is championed today by a secret society called the Priory of Sion.

  10. W 65th St church of Christ - 5/21/2006 The Jesus Papers: Exposing the Greatest Cover-Up in History is a controversial 2006 book by author Michael Baigent. He explores the detailed history of Jesus' life and crucifixion, claiming that a set of papers backs his claims

  11. W 65th St church of Christ - 5/21/2006 Dateline NBC News -aired Sunday, April 2 2006 Sara James, Dateline correspondent: You believe that much of what we think we know about Jesus is a lie? Michael Baigent, author: It’s a lie. It’s an obvious lie. James:So basically, you’re asking anybody who is a Christian to question their fundamental beliefs? Baigent: Absolutely.

  12. W 65th St church of Christ - 5/21/2006 Dateline NBC News -aired Sunday, April 2 2006 James:Some might call your position heresy. Baigent: I should hope they would. James: So you’re saying that there’s a cover up? Baigent: There is a cover up. Of course there’s a cover up. . . . I don’t think Jesus died at the crucifixion. I think he survived.

  13. W 65th St church of Christ - 5/21/2006 “The Last Temptation of Christ” – Nikos Kazantzakis “The Sacred Mushroom” – John M. Allegro “The Secret Gospel” - Christ, The Master Magician – Morton Smith “The Jesus Scroll” – Jesus survived the cross and died at 80 “Jesus Christ Superstar” –1973

  14. W 65th St church of Christ - 5/21/2006 “All descriptions of artwork, architecture, documents, and secret rituals in this novel are accurate.” Dan Brown, Author

  15. W 65th St church of Christ - 5/21/2006 the Today Show October 10, 2005. Matt Lauer: “How much of this is based on reality in terms of things that actually happened.” Brown: “Absolutely all of it . . . is historical fact.”

  16. W 65th St church of Christ - 5/21/2006 Good Morning America Nov 3, 2003, Charlie Gibson: “How would the book have been different if he had been writing it as a work of non-fiction. Brown: “I don’t think it would have [been different].”

  17. W 65th St church of Christ - 5/21/2006 Supposedly, a secret European society founded in 1099 to protect a secret – Jesus’ marriage to Marry Magdalene, and had a daughter, Sarah . . . FACT: The Priory of Sion a European secret society founded in 1099 – is a real organization. Page 1

  18. W 65th St church of Christ - 5/21/2006 . . .The very existence of this society “as presented by Brown and others” is based on documents forged by Pierre Plantard which were exposed in a series of French Books and a BBC documentary in 1996 as a HOAX FACT: The Priory of Sion a European secret society founded in 1099 – is a real organization. Page 1

  19. W 65th St church of Christ - 5/21/2006 National Geographic – “Da Vinci’s Code” –5/20/2006 – Confirmed that the entire “Prior of Sion” claim is false! FACT: The Priory of Sion a European secret society founded in 1099 – is a real organization. Page 1

  20. W 65th St church of Christ - 5/21/2006 Da Vinci - Grand master of the Priory of Sion 1510-1519 –Fascinated with “goddess iconology, paganism, feminine deities, and contempt for the church.” – pg. 113

  21. W 65th St church of Christ - 5/21/2006 The Sacred Feminine’ Was Covered Up By Church Authorities.” “The ancients envisioned their world in two halves – masculine and feminine. Their Gods and Goddesses worked to keep a balance of power. Yin and yang.” (p36)

  22. W 65th St church of Christ - 5/21/2006 • Church leaders (some mysterious Catholic order (“The Opus Dei” ) hid this secret. • Long-suppressed Gospels—such as the Gospel of Mary, the Gospel of Thomas, and the Gospel of Philip—now are finally telling us the truth.

  23. W 65th St church of Christ - 5/21/2006 'The (Second) Apocalypse of James', - "'And he (Jesus) kissed my mouth. He took hold of me, saying, "My beloved! Behold I shall reveal to you those (things) that (neither) [the] heavens nor their archons have known. . . . “Mary Magdalene… her marriage to Jesus Christ… a matter of historical record.” p. 244 Actual transcript from the Gnostic ‘gospel’ of Philip3rd Century! “And the companion of - (HOLE) -Mary Magdalene - (Absent) - her more than the disciples… kiss her…”

  24. W 65th St church of Christ - 5/21/2006 • “The Holy Grail” is not the cup but Mary Magdalene • Mary Magdalene carried the royal bloodline of Jesus • “Behold, Teabing proclaimed, the greatest cover-up in history, Not only was Jesus Christ married, but he was a father . . .” pg. 249 –

  25. W 65th St church of Christ - 5/21/2006 What’s the significance of the “V” Formed by Jesus and “John?” Not a PICTURE but a painting, painted by a PAGAN!! According to the Da Vinci Code this is not John, but Mary Magdalene. Mary is the “Holy Grail” and the “V” symbolizes Jesus and Mary’s relationship… she would carry His bloodline through a daughter named Sarah.

  26. W 65th St church of Christ - 5/21/2006 Scripture references present Mary as a devoted disciple, but there is not a hint of any kind of romantic relationship between Jesus and Mary or that they married and had children together.

  27. W 65th St church of Christ - 5/21/2006 • “Up until 325 AD disciples of Jesus held Him to be a great teacher, but not Lord and not deity” • Constantine and the Council of Nicea introduced the teachings about the Lordship and deity of Christ in 325 AD

  28. W 65th St church of Christ - 5/21/2006 “Constantine turned Jesus into deity who existed beyond the scope of the human world, an entity whose power was unchangeable.” p. 233

  29. W 65th St church of Christ - 5/21/2006 “Constantine commissioned and financed a new Bible, which omitted those gospels that spoke of Christ’s human traits and embellished those gospels that made Him godlike. The earlier gospels were outlawed, gathered up, and burned.” (p234)

  30. W 65th St church of Christ - 5/21/2006 “Jesus’ establishment as the ‘Son of God’ was officially proposed and voted on by the Council of Nicaea…A relatively close vote at that.” (p233)

  31. W 65th St church of Christ - 5/21/2006 John 1:1-3 (NKJV) In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God. [2] He was in the beginning with God. [3] All things were made through Him, and without Him nothing was made that was made.

  32. W 65th St church of Christ - 5/21/2006 • Clement of Rome (95); • Hermas of Rome (95); • Ignatius of Antioch (110); • Polycarp of Smyrna (117,118). • “The Teachings of the Apostles” (The Didache) (100).

  33. W 65th St church of Christ - 5/21/2006 The Council of Nicea did discuss the controversy between the followers of Arius and of Athanasius. Athanasius and most of the church leaders believed that Jesus was purely and simply God in the flesh come to earth. Arius thought Jesus was some kind of specially-created being, not mere humanity but not fully God either. Neither side in this controversy would have agreed with Dan Brown.

  34. W 65th St church of Christ - 5/21/2006 The close vote on the deity of Jesus. Some historians say that it was 218-2. Pretty lop-sided. . . . Some historians who disagree that the vote was 218-2, say it was 300-2. We’re dealing with an author in The DaVinci Code who just isn’t honest with the facts.

  35. W 65th St church of Christ - 5/21/2006 “The Bible did not arrive by fax from heaven… The Bible is a product of man, my dear. Not of God. The Bible did not fall magically from the clouds. Man created it as a historical record of tumultuous times, and it has evolved through countless translations, additions, and revisions. History has never had a definitive version of the book.” (p231)

  36. W 65th St church of Christ - 5/21/2006 “There’s an enormous difference between hypothetically discussing an alternate history of Christ, and…” He paused. . . . “And presenting to the world thousands of ancient documents as scientific evidence that the New Testament is false.” (p. 341)

  37. W 65th St church of Christ - 5/21/2006 2 Peter 1:21 (NKJV) for prophecy never came by the will of man, but holy men of God spoke as they were moved by the Holy Spirit. 2 Timothy 3:16 (NKJV) All Scripture is given by inspiration of God, and is profitable for doctrine, for reproof, for correction, for instruction in righteousness,

  38. W 65th St church of Christ - 5/21/2006 1. 66 books . . . 1,500+ years . . . about 40 different writers 2. Written in three languages . . . Hebrew, Greek, Aramaic 3. Written by writers from very different backgrounds – shepherds, fishermen, doctors, lawyers, kings, tax collectors 4. From Genesis to Revelation,. a harmonious unfolding story of sin and redemption. Jesus Christ is the focus!!

  39. W 65th St church of Christ - 5/21/2006 Dr. Norman Geisler stated it this way, “A book is not the Word of God because it is accepted by the people of God. Rather, it was accepted by the people of God because it is the Word of God. That is, God gives the book its divine authority, not the people of God. They merely recognize the divine authority which God gives to it.” [General Introduction to the Bible, 210].

  40. W 65th St church of Christ - 5/21/2006 The very Evidence Disallowed By Unbelievers, (i.e. the scriptures, over 5,000 manuscripts), Would Become Scientific Proof If They Were NOT SCRIPTURE!!!!

  41. W 65th St church of Christ - 5/21/2006 “every faith in the world is based on fabrication. That is the definition of faith - acceptance of what we imagine to be true, that which we cannot prove.”(p. 341)

  42. W 65th St church of Christ - 5/21/2006 A FAITH based upon fabrication and lies is a wrong, UNSUBTANTIATED FAITH!! FAITH based upon credible and sufficient evidence is different – it can be proved beyond a reasonable doubt!!

  43. W 65th St church of Christ - 5/21/2006 Hebrews 11:1,13 (NKJV) Now faith is the substance of things hoped for, the evidence of things not seen. . . . [13] These all died in faith, not having received the promises, but having seen them afar off were assured of them, embraced them and confessed that they were strangers and pilgrims on the earth.

  44. W 65th St church of Christ - 5/21/2006 Romans 10:17 (NKJV) So then faith comes by hearing, and hearing by the word of God.

  45. W 65th St church of Christ - 5/21/2006 1 Peter 1:23-25 (NKJV) having been born again, not of corruptible seed but incorruptible, through the word of God which lives and abides forever, . . . [25] . . . the word of the Lord endures forever."

  46. W 65th St church of Christ - 5/21/2006 Matthew 24:35 (NKJV) Heaven and earth will pass away, but My words will by no means pass away.

  47. W 65th St church of Christ - 5/21/2006 Jesus IS The Son of God - John 20:30-31; Col 1:13-22; John 3:34-36 God Has Warned that Some Would Deny Christ - Acts 20:28-30; 2 Pet 2:1; 3:1-2 God has said that there would be Doctrines Denying the Nature and Role of Jesus - 1 John 1:1-5; 2:18-19; 22; 4:1-3; 5:20-21

  48. W 65th St church of Christ - 5/21/2006 GOD? John 17:17 (NKJV) Sanctify them by Your truth. Your word is truth.

  49. W 65th St church of Christ - 5/21/2006 1 Peter 3:15 …sanctify Christ as Lord in your hearts, always being ready to make a defense to everyone who asks you to give an account for the hope that is in you, yet with gentleness and reverence;

  50. W 65th St church of Christ - 5/21/2006

More Related