The Gospel Code

Novel Claims About Jesus, Mary Magdalene and Da Vinci

By: Ben Witherington III

Write A Review

Paperback | 2 June 2004

At a Glance

Paperback
210 Pages

Dimensions(cm)
21.59 x 13.97 x 1.22

Paperback

$41.06

or 4 interest-free payments of $10.27 with

or

Ships in 5 to 7 business days

Dan Brown's international bestseller The Da Vinci Code has raised many questions in the minds of readers.

Was Jesus really married to Mary Magdalene?
Did he father a child with her?
Did Constantine suppress the earliest Gospels and invent the doctrine of Christ's divinity?
Do the Gnostic Gospels represent the true Christian faith which the early church sought to supplant?

The Da Vinci Code, in blurring the lines between fact and fiction, popularizes the speculations and contentions of numerous more serious books that are also attracting wide attention. How should we respond to claims that we now have documents that reveal secrets about Jesus, secrets long suppressed by the church and other religious institutions? Do these new documents successfully debunk traditional views about Jesus and early Christianity? Ben Witherington III confronts these claims with the sure-footedness of a New Testament scholar, yet in the plain language that any interested reader can follow. He takes us back to the early centuries after Jesus' death and tells us what we can really know about Jesus, Mary Magdalene, the canonical Gospels and their Gnostic rivals.

Industry Reviews

Witherington's The Gospel Code is a welcome response to this runaway phenomenon. Witherington shows time and again why Brown's "novel claims" find so little support in sober scholarship. Here are superb introductions to the New Testament data and to the Gnostic and other post-Biblcal literature. Witherington does an excellent job of clarifying the truth with strong historical and textual support.

Shipping

	Standard Shipping	Express Shipping
Metro postcodes:	$9.99	$14.95
Regional postcodes:	$9.99	$14.95
Rural postcodes:	$9.99	$14.95

Orders over $79.00 qualify for free shipping.

How to return your order

At Booktopia, we offer hassle-free returns in accordance with our returns policy. If you wish to return an item, please get in touch with Booktopia Customer Care.

Additional postage charges may be applicable.

Defective items

If there is a problem with any of the items received for your order then the Booktopia Customer Care team is ready to assist you.

For more info please visit our Help Centre.

More in Christian Theology

Catechism of the Catholic Church : Second Edition - US Catholic Church

$64.99

28%
OFF

The Case For Christ

A Journalist's Personal Investigation Of The Evidence For Jesus

Paperback

RRP $29.99

$24.75

17%
OFF

God, the Science, the Evidence

Paperback

RRP $48.99

$38.75

21%
OFF

Whispers of Revolution

Jesus and the Coming of God as King

Hardcover

RRP $61.95

$46.75

25%
OFF

Cold-Case Christianity (Updated & Expanded Edition)

A Homicide Detective Investigates the Claims of the Gospels

Paperback

RRP $35.99

$32.50

10%
OFF

The Screwtape Letters: Letters From A Senior To A Junior Devil

C. S. Lewis Signature Classic

Paperback

RRP $19.99

$18.75

The Unseen Realm (Expanded Edition)

Discovering the Supernatural World of the Bible

Hardcover

RRP $62.99

$56.75

10%
OFF

The Mirror of Simple Souls

Paperback

RRP $27.45

$26.75

Imagine Heaven

Near Death Experiences, God's Promises, and the Exhilarating Future That Awaits You

Paperback

RRP $34.99

$31.75

But Don't All Religions Lead to God? : Navigating the Multi-Faith Maze - Michael Green

$22.75

21%
OFF

The Three Books of Enoch and the Book of Giants

$24.75

They Walked with Jesus

Past Life Experiences with Christ

Paperback

RRP $29.99

$25.75

14%
OFF

C.S. Lewis Signature Classic

The Great Divorce

Paperback

RRP $19.99

$18.75

Unbound - A Practical Guide to Deliverance

Paperback

RRP $35.99

$32.75

Iconic : Being God's Image in Your World - Mike McGarry

$24.99

17%
OFF

The Sickness Unto Death

Penguin Classics

Paperback

RRP $26.99

$22.99

15%
OFF

Jesus and the Essenes

Paperback

RRP $27.99

$24.99

11%
OFF

The Divine Dance

The Trinity And Your Transformation

Paperback

RRP $24.19

$22.99

Acknowledgments
Preface
Veni, Vidi, Da Vinci
A Novel Idea?
No Weddings and a Funeral
Tell Me the Old, Old Story
His Story, History and the Canon's Story
Mary Magdalene and the New Gnosticism
Something About Mary
Those in the Know
Doubting Thomas
Did the Canon Misfire?
Consulting the Canon Professors
Reading Borg Again for the First Time
What If God Was One of Us?
Postscript--Truth Decay in the Twenty-first Century
Glossary
Notes
A Select Bibliography
Subject Index
Scripture Index
Table of Contents provided by Publisher. All Rights Reserved.

The Gospel Code

Novel Claims About Jesus, Mary Magdalene and Da Vinci

At a Glance

Paperback

Industry Reviews

Shipping

How to return your order

Defective items

You Can Find This Book In

More in Christian Theology

Catechism of the Catholic Church

Second Edition

The Jesus Bible [NIV Edition, Pink]

NIV Edition [Pink]

The Case For Christ

A Journalist's Personal Investigation Of The Evidence For Jesus

God, the Science, the Evidence

Whispers of Revolution

Jesus and the Coming of God as King

Cold-Case Christianity (Updated & Expanded Edition)

A Homicide Detective Investigates the Claims of the Gospels

The Screwtape Letters: Letters From A Senior To A Junior Devil

C. S. Lewis Signature Classic

The Unseen Realm (Expanded Edition)

Discovering the Supernatural World of the Bible

The Mirror of Simple Souls

Imagine Heaven

Near Death Experiences, God's Promises, and the Exhilarating Future That Awaits You

But Don't All Religions Lead to God?

Navigating the Multi-Faith Maze

Baptist Story 2nd Edition, The

Catechism of the Catholic Church

Catholic Education Resources - Secondary Ser.

Immortal Diamond

The Search For Our True Self

The Three Books of Enoch and the Book of Giants

The Universal Christ:

How a Forgotten Reality Can Change Everything We See, Hope For, and Believe

They Walked with Jesus

Past Life Experiences with Christ

C.S. Lewis Signature Classic

The Great Divorce

Unbound - A Practical Guide to Deliverance

Iconic

Being God's Image in Your World

Tactics

A Game Plan For Discussing Your Christian Convictions [10th Anniversary Edition]

The Sickness Unto Death

Penguin Classics

Jesus and the Essenes

The Divine Dance

The Trinity And Your Transformation

This product is categorised by