The document discusses themes from 'The Da Vinci Code' concerning the origins and evolution of Christianity, emphasizing that the Bible is a human creation rather than a divine document. It explores the nature of faith as a construct based on metaphor, and the balance of masculine and feminine principles in ancient belief systems. The text critiques the literal interpretations of religious myths and posits that no aspect of Christianity is wholly original, reflecting broader patterns of cultural appropriation from paganism.

1. Da Vinci Code
as Anti religion or as a
Antichristian

2. The Birth of Christianity
• “The Bible did not arrive by fax from heaven. The Bible
is the product of man, my dear. Not of God. The Bible
did not fall magically from the clouds. Man created it as
a historical record of tumultuous times, and it has
evolved through countless translations, additions, and
revisions. History has never had a definitive version of
the book.”
- Leigh Teabing
- “People need structure and direction from the Church”
- -Aringarosa

3. Faith & Myth
• Every faith in the world is based on fabrication. That is the
definition of faith―acceptance of that which we imagine to be
true, that which we cannot prove. Every religion describes God
through metaphor, allegory, and exaggeration, from the early
Egyptians through modern Sunday school. Metaphors are a way
to help our minds process the unprocessible. The problems arise
when we begin to believe literally in our own metaphors. Should
we wave a flag and tell the Buddhists that we have proof the
Buddha did not come from a lotus blossom? Or that Jesus was
not born of a literal virgin birth? Those who truly understand
their faiths understand the stories are metaphorical
• -Robert Langdon
• “People need structure and direction from the Church”
• -Aringarosa

4. Feminine Sacredness
• “Men go to far greater lengths to avoid what they
fear than to obtain what they desire.”
• The Pentacle - The ancients envisioned their world
in two halves - masculine and feminine. Their gods
and goddesses worked to keep a balance of power.
Yin and Yang. When male and female were
balanced, there was harmony in the world. When
they were unbalanced there was chaos.”

5. Other Few Readings..
• Divinity is challenged
• Mortal being rather then divine
• Judaism in Christianity

6. Pagan to Christianization

7. “Nothing in Christianity is original.”
Pagan to Christianization”

8. Prepared By : Lajja Bhatt
Roll No: 16
Sem: IV
Subject: 13 New Literature
Submitted to: Dr. Dilip Barad
Department Of English
Maharaja Krishnakumarsihji University,
Bhavnagar