[kj] OT: Da Vinci Code

[Phillipps Marc]

Good program, 

I think the whole Mary Magdalene thing needs closer examination, it is quite
evident (looking at the Gnostic scriptures) that she was quite
comprehensively written out of the bible in the early drafts (disciple envy
I would guess)

The rest of the program made Dan Brown (and Michael Baigent) look like a bit
of a fool . . which is no bad thing :)

I am amazed Laurence Gardner didn't manage to get a look in though 


Marc. 

> -----Original Message-----
> From:	nicholas fitzpatrick [SMTP:gasw30 at hotmail.com]
> Sent:	Friday, February 04, 2005 1:24 PM
> To:	gathering at misera.net
> Subject:	[kj] OT: Da Vinci Code
> 
> There was two hour documentary on British telly last night completely 
> debunking the basic thesis of the Dan Brown Da Vinci Code. I only mention 
> this as Jaz obviously has a sympathy with the idea that Mary Magdeline 
> (sp??) was the wife of Christ and came to Europe with their child, Sarah 
> (and also because I've a bit of an interest in all that esoteric stuff 
> myself).
> 
> A small French town down in "Grail Land" (SW France) celebrates the
> arrival 
> of these historical figures every year, but the locals say they don't 
> believe them to have been Mary plus daughter Sarah. Instead it was a few 
> other non-Bible related travellers from the Middle East with a servant 
> called Sarah.
> 
> Everything else about the Grail story was ripped to shreds too (such as
> the 
> Priory of Sion, which was apparently an elaborate surrealist hoax), making
> 
> Dan Brown look like a prick when, during some library footage of an 
> interview with him, he argued enthusiastically for the validity of the
> whole 
> thing.
> 
> Anyway, I'm not too bothered either way, just mentioning it for its vague
> KJ 
> relevance. Jaz's opera was about this subject and I'm sure there are some 
> references to Magdeline on KJ 2003, although I've not really analysed the 
> lyrics. "Blessed Mother come to meee..." might be one though. And of
> course 
> his partnership with that fantacist bloke Garnier, which was all about the
> 
> Grail bloodline. Interesting theory while it lasted though.
> 
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