THE GOSPEL CODE Novel Claims About Jesus, Mary Magdalene & Da Vinci

Many who read Dan Brown’s bestselling novel, THE DA VINCI CODE, will be interested in Witherington’s systematic and witty analysis of the novel’s historical and interpretive inaccuracies. Though some of Witherington’s argument seems a bit willfully in favor of mainstream Christianity, for the most part he is convincing, and he’s made more so by Grover Gardner’s masterful delivery. Gardner is especially suited for these expository works since he can deliver a dense lecture with pacing and emotional resonance, keeping this discussion of historical, literary, and religious interpretation vividly alive. G.T.B. © AudioFile 2006, Portland, Maine [Published: APR/ MAY 06]