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| Introduction: Searching for Sophia |
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| BOOK I The Drama of Herstory, History, and Heresy |
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Part I Mary Magdalene and the Sacred Feminine |
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1 Mary Magdalene How a Woman of Substance Was Harlotized by History |
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5 | (56) |
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Mary Magdalene: Saint or Sinner? by David Van Biema |
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9 | (4) |
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Sacred Sex and Divine Love: A Radical Reconceptualization of Mary Magdalene by Lynn Picknett |
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13 | (7) |
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The Woman With the Alabaster Jar: Mary Magdalene and the Holy Grail by Margaret Starbird |
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20 | (3) |
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Mary Magdalene: The Model for Women in the Church An Interview with Susan Haskins |
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23 | (4) |
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Mary Magdalene: Myth and Metaphor by Susan Haskins |
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27 | (11) |
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Mary Magdalene: Beyond the Myth by Esther de Boer |
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38 | (7) |
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"The Da Vinci Code uses fiction as a means to interpret historical obscurity ..." An Interview with Deirdre Good |
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45 | (3) |
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Critiquing the Conspiracy Theory An Interview with Katherine Ludwig Jansen |
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48 | (3) |
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51 | (1) |
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A Quite Contrary Mary by Kenneth Woodward |
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51 | (4) |
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Letting Mary Magdalene Speak by Karen L. King |
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55 | (4) |
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"Is It Sinful to Engage in Sex within Marriage?" An Interview with Rev. Richard P. McBrien |
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59 | (2) |
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61 | (26) |
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God Does Not Look Like a Man An Interview with Margaret L. Starbird |
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62 | (4) |
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Mary and Jesus: Re-enacting Ancient Fertility Cults? by Margaret L. Starbird |
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66 | (1) |
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Royal Blood and Mary's Vine by Margaret L. Starbird |
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67 | (1) |
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The Gnostic Tradition and the Divine Mother by Elaine Pagels |
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68 | (3) |
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The Godman and the Goddess An Interview with Timothy Freke |
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71 | (1) |
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Sophia's Journey: The Pagan Goddess of the Centuries Lost in the Modern Christian World by Timothy Freke and Peter Gandy |
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72 | (10) |
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The Chalice and the Blade: Archaeology, Anthropology, and the Sacred Feminine by Riane Eisler |
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82 | (5) |
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Part II Echoes of the Hidden Past |
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87 | (28) |
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An Astonishing Find: The Keys to the Alternate Tradition and Their Meaning for Today by Elaine Pagels |
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88 | (9) |
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What the Nag Hammadi Texts Have to Tell Us About "Liberated" Christianity An Interview with James M. Robinson |
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97 | (3) |
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What Was Lost Is Found: A Wider View of Christianity and Its Roots An Interview with Elaine Pagels |
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100 | (5) |
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The Gospel of Thomas by Helmut Koester |
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105 | (1) |
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The Gospel of Thomas Translated by Thomas O. Lambdin |
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106 | (1) |
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The Gospel of Philip by Wesley W. Isenberg |
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107 | (1) |
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The Gospel of Philip Translated by Wesley W. Isenberg |
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108 | (1) |
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The Gospel of Mary by Karen King |
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109 | (2) |
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The Gospel of Mary Translated by George W. MacRae and R. McL. Wilson |
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111 | (1) |
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Introducing the Sophia of Christ by Douglas M. Parrott |
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112 | (1) |
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The Sophia of Jesus Christ Translated by Douglas M. Parrott |
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113 | (2) |
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4 The Early Days of Christianities |
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115 | (16) |
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The Pagan Mysteries Behind Early Christianity by Timothy Freke and Peter Gandy |
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120 | (5) |
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Early Mainstream Christianity Did Not Mean Simply Following Jesus by Lance S. Owens |
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125 | (1) |
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Diverging Views on Mythic Beginnings: Was Genesis History with a Moral, or a Myth with Meaning? by Stephan A. Hoeller |
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126 | (4) |
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Errors of Religious Omission and Commission in The DaVinci Code by Bart D. Ehrman |
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130 | (1) |
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5 Consolidation or Cover-up? The Establishment of the One True Faith |
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131 | (31) |
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The Jesus Mysteries by Timothy Freke and Peter Gandy |
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133 | (3) |
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Was Jesus Real? An Interview with Timothy Freke |
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136 | (1) |
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God's Word or Human Words? by Elaine Pagels |
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137 | (8) |
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The Battle for Scripture and the Faiths We Didn't Get a Chance to Know Interview with Bart D. Ehrtnan |
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145 | (3) |
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Heretics, Women, Magicians, and Mystics: The Fight to Become the One True Faith |
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148 | (10) |
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Why Were the Gnostics Considered Such a Threat? by Lance S. Owens |
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158 | (1) |
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Breaking the Da Vinci Code by Collin Hansen |
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159 | (3) |
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162 | (39) |
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Recollections of a Gnostic Mass by John Castro |
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164 | (4) |
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Templar Revelation by Lynn Picknett and Clive Prince |
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168 | (5) |
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Researching Western Civilization's Darkest Secrets An Interview with Lynn Picknett and Clive Prince |
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173 | (4) |
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Holy Blood, Holy Grail by Michael Baigent, Richard Leigh, and Henry Lincoln |
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177 | (12) |
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Opus Dei in the United States by James Martin, Si |
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189 | (7) |
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Opus Dei Responds to The Da Vinci Code |
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196 | (5) |
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Part III Keeping the Secrets Secret |
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201 | (10) |
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Da Vinci: Father of Cryptography by Michelle Delio |
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203 | (2) |
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The Human Mind Is Designed to Find Patterns An Interview with Simon Singh |
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205 | (3) |
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Is God a Mathematician? An Interview with Brendan McKay |
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208 | (2) |
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210 | (1) |
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8 Leonardo and His Secrets: The Secret Language of Architectural Symbolism |
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211 | (27) |
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The Secret Code of Leonardo da Vinci by Lynn Picknett and Clive Prince |
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212 | (10) |
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Thinking Far Outside the Frame by Lynn Picknett |
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222 | (2) |
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Trying to Make Sense of Leonardo's "Faded Smudge" An Interview with Denise Budd |
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224 | (5) |
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"No, I do not believe there is a woman in the Last Supper ... An Interview with Diane Apostolos-Cappadona |
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229 | (3) |
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Musings on the Manuscripts of Leonardo da Vinci by Sherwin B. Nuland |
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232 | (6) |
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9 Temples of Symbols, Cathedrals of Codes |
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Paris: In the Footsteps of The Da Vinci Code by David Downie |
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239 | (2) |
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The "Symbology" of The Da Vinci Code An Interview with Diane Apostolos-Cappadona |
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241 | (7) |
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Rosslyn Chapel: The Cathedral of Codes and Symbols |
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248 | (5) |
| BOOK II The Da Vinci Code Revealed |
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Part I 24 Hours, Two Cities, and the Future of Western Civilization |
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10 Apocrypha and Revelations |
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253 | (36) |
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The Plot Holes and Intriguing Details of The Da Vinci Code by David Shugarts |
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254 | (29) |
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Following the Rose Line From Rosslyn to ... Florence? Thoughts about the Last Act of The Da Vinci Code by Dan Burstein |
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283 | (6) |
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Part II Reviews and Commentaries on The Da Vinci Code |
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11 Commentary, Criticism, and Observations |
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289 | (34) |
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The Real da Vinci Code by Lynn Picknett |
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291 | (4) |
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Religious Fiction by David Klinghffer |
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295 | (2) |
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The Da Vinci Con by Laura Miller |
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297 | (3) |
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French Confection by Amy Bernstein |
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300 | (5) |
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What the French Are Saying About The Da Vinci Code by David Downie |
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305 | (1) |
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A Philosopher Looks at The Da Vinci Code by Glenn W. Erickson |
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306 | (4) |
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A Collision of Indiana Jones and Joseph Campbell The Web Interviewer Craig McDonald Interviews Dan Brown |
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310 | (6) |
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The Latin Etymology of The Da Vinci Code by David Burstein |
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316 | (7) |
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323 | (6) |
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A Rose by Any Other Name: A Guide to Who's Who in The Da Vinci Code by David A. Shugarts |
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323 | (6) |
| Glossary |
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329 | (34) |
| Web Resources by Betsy Eble |
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363 | (4) |
| Contributors |
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367 | (6) |
| Acknowledgments |
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