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Did Constantine Invent the Christian Doctrine of Jesus’ Divinity?

May 3, 2013 by admin

In the centuries prior to Constantine’s reign over the Roman Empire, Christians had been severely persecuted. But then, while entrenched in warfare, Constantine reported to have seen a bright image of a cross in the sky inscribed with the words “Conquer by this.” He marched into battle under the sign of the cross and took control of the empire.

Constantine’s apparent conversion to Christianity was a watershed in church history. Rome became a Christian empire. For the first time in nearly 300 years it was relatively safe, and even cool, to be a Christian.

No longer were Christians persecuted for their faith. Constantine then sought to unify his Eastern and Western Empires, which had been badly divided by schisms, sects, and cults, centering mostly around the issue of Jesus Christ’s identity.

These are some of the kernels of truth author Dan Brown uses in The Da Vinci Code, and kernels of truth are a prerequisite for any successful conspiracy theory. But the book’s plot turns Constantine into a conspirator. So let’s address a key question raised by Brown’s theory:  did Constantine invent the Christian doctrine of Jesus’ divinity? [Read more…]

Filed Under: Blog, Claims of Jesus, Da Vinci Code, Historical Jesus, Who is Jesus? Tagged With: apostles' testimony, conspiracy theory, Constantine, council at nicaea, Deity of Christ, Jesus Christ, Nicene creed, The Da Vinci Code

Mystery vs. History

April 25, 2012 by admin

Who would you be more likely to believe—someone who says, “Hey, I’ve got some secret facts that were mysteriously revealed to me,” or someone who says, “I’ve searched all the evidence and history and here it is for you to make up your mind on”? Keeping that question in mind, consider these two statements, the first from the Gnostic Gospel of Thomas (c. 110-150 A.D.) and the second from the New Testament’s Gospel of Luke (c. 55-70 A.D.): [Read more…]

Filed Under: Blog, Da Vinci Code, New Testament Reliability Tagged With: accuracy of Scriptures, Bible, conspiracy theory, Gnostic Gospels, Nag Hammadi, The Da Vinci Code

Heretics Confirm the New Testament

February 24, 2012 by mary

The wealthy merchant Marcion (d. c.160 A.D.) didn’t like what he thought was the cranky God of the Old Testament, so he removed this God from his version of the Bible. He amputated the entire Old Testament as well as any New Testament books that to him sounded like the Old Testament. We generally know what was in his Bible, and it contained much of what is in ours. What he amputated is harder to discern. The important point is that Marcion’s partial list of New Testament books in 135 A.D. affirms their acceptance 200 years prior to the Council of Nicaea. [Read more…]

Filed Under: Blog, Da Vinci Code, Gnostic Gospels, New Testament Reliability Tagged With: accuracy of Scriptures, conspiracy theory, Gnostic Gospels, Nag Hammadi, new testament reliability, The Da Vinci Code

Was There A Da Vinci Conspiracy?

February 12, 2010 by mary

“Mona Lisa’s Smirk” investigates the world’s leading conspiracy theory about Jesus Christ. Were Jesus and Mary Magdalene married? Did Constantine order the destruction of the true records of Jesus Christ reinventing him into the God Christians worship today?

Click here to discover the truth about The Da Vinci Code

Filed Under: Blog, Da Vinci Code, Mary Magdalene Tagged With: conspiracy theory, Jesus Christ, Mary Magdalene, The Da Vinci Code

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