1. 2 1 Decoding Da Vinci a Saving Private Ryan and the Da Vinci Code.

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1 Decoding Da Vinci

a Saving Private Ryan and the Da Vinci Code

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b Virtual Reality or Historical Reality: Red, Green or Orange

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1 Decoding Da Vinci

c Why it matters: a responsibility to truth & personal implications

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2 Three Codes

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2a the grail, Mary Magdalene, the alleged marriage of Jesus

and the Sacred Feminine

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2a the grail, Mary Magdalene, the alleged marriage of Jesus

and the Sacred Feminine

‘This concept of woman as life-bringer was the foundation of ancient religion.

‘Childbirth was mystical and powerful. Sadly Christian philosophy decided to embezzle the female’s creative power by ignoring biological truth and making man the creator.

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2a the grail, Mary Magdalene, the alleged marriage of Jesus

and the Sacred Feminine

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2a the grail, Mary Magdalene, the alleged marriage of Jesus

and the Sacred Feminine

‘And the companion of the Saviour is Mary Magdalene. Christ loved her more than all the disciples and used to kiss her often on her mouth. The rest of the disciples were offended by it and expressed disapproval. They said to him, ‘Why do you love her more than all of us?’

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2b The four gospels and the Bible

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Jesus ConstantineMarcion

150AD

Montanus 190 AD

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2b The four gospels and the Bible

‘Fortunately for historians,’ Teabing said, ‘some of the gospels that Constantine attempted to eradicate managed to survive. The Dead Sea scrolls were found in the 1950’s hidden in a cave near Qumran in the Judean Desert. And of course the Coptic scrolls in 1945 in Nag Hammadi.’

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2b The four gospels and the Bible

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2b The four gospels and the Bible

‘In addition to telling the true grail story, these documents speak of Christ’s ministry in very human terms.’

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2b The four gospels and the Bible

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c Jesus: i Identity (John 1:1, 1:14)

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c Jesus: i Identity (John 1:1, 1:14)

We believe in One God,

the Father Almighty,

the maker of all things visible and invisible.

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c Jesus: i Identity (John 1:1, 1:14)

And in One Lord Jesus Christ,

the word of God,

God from God,

light from light,

life from life,

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c Jesus: i Identity (John 1:1, 1:14)

only begotten son,

first born of all creation,

begotten from the father,

before all the ages,

by whom also all things were made.

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c Jesus: i Identity (John 1:1, 1:14)

And in One Lord Jesus Christ, the word of God, God from God,

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c Jesus: i Identity (John 1:1, 1:14)

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c Jesus: i Identity (John 1:1, 1:14)

John 1:1 In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God.

1:14 The Word became flesh and made his dwelling among us. We have seen his glory, the glory of the One and Only, who came from the Father, full of grace and truth.

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c Jesus: ii Mission (Matthew 26:26-27)

26:26 While they were eating, Jesus took bread, gave thanks and broke it, and gave it to his disciples, saying, "Take and eat; this is my body.” 27 ‘Then he [Jesus] took the cup, gave thanks and offered it to them, saying ‘Drink from it, all of you 28 This is my blood of the covenant, which is poured out for many for the forgiveness of sins.’

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c Jesus: ii Mission (Matthew 26:26-27)

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3 Personal implications

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