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	<title>Comments on: Initial thoughts on the Da Vinci Code (the book)</title>
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		<title>By: Vynette</title>
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		<dc:creator>Vynette</dc:creator>
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		<description>Dan Brown, quite unwittingly I&#039;m sure, has done us a great service - he has made known to the general population the existence of certain &#039;stories&#039; about Jesus.

The Qur&#039;an&#039;s portrayal of the &#039;Virgin Mary&#039; and Brown&#039;s Da Vinci Code share a common genesis and will eventually meet up at the same destination.

How can this be? Well...a couple of millenia or so, ago, a thirst to know more about Jesus than the gospels revealed gave rise to the concoction of various &#039;fables&#039;.

These &#039;fables&#039; were tailored specifically to resonate with certain audiences and to meet perceived needs and prevailing &#039;expectations&#039;. 
Naturally therefore, they were riddled with historical and other errors.

The Da Vinci Code and part of the Qur&#039;an&#039;s &#039;Virgin Mary&#039; story borrowed material from this &#039;fabled&#039; library and, living up to time-honoured tradition, 
tailored their own &#039;fables&#039; to resonate with certain audiences and to meet perceived needs and prevailing &#039;expectations&#039;. 
Naturally therefore, they also are riddled with historical and other errors.

Being only a &#039;lending&#039; library, however, these &#039;fables&#039; based on &#039;fables&#039; will eventually be called in by their rightful owner - the great &#039;fable&#039; library of history.</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Dan Brown, quite unwittingly I&#8217;m sure, has done us a great service &#8211; he has made known to the general population the existence of certain &#8217;stories&#8217; about Jesus.</p>
<p>The Qur&#8217;an&#8217;s portrayal of the &#8216;Virgin Mary&#8217; and Brown&#8217;s Da Vinci Code share a common genesis and will eventually meet up at the same destination.</p>
<p>How can this be? Well&#8230;a couple of millenia or so, ago, a thirst to know more about Jesus than the gospels revealed gave rise to the concoction of various &#8216;fables&#8217;.</p>
<p>These &#8216;fables&#8217; were tailored specifically to resonate with certain audiences and to meet perceived needs and prevailing &#8216;expectations&#8217;.<br />
Naturally therefore, they were riddled with historical and other errors.</p>
<p>The Da Vinci Code and part of the Qur&#8217;an&#8217;s &#8216;Virgin Mary&#8217; story borrowed material from this &#8216;fabled&#8217; library and, living up to time-honoured tradition,<br />
tailored their own &#8216;fables&#8217; to resonate with certain audiences and to meet perceived needs and prevailing &#8216;expectations&#8217;.<br />
Naturally therefore, they also are riddled with historical and other errors.</p>
<p>Being only a &#8216;lending&#8217; library, however, these &#8216;fables&#8217; based on &#8216;fables&#8217; will eventually be called in by their rightful owner &#8211; the great &#8216;fable&#8217; library of history.</p>
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