The Da Vinci Fraud: Why the Truth Is Stranger Than Fiction
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Authors: Robert M. Price
Table of Contents
Chapter 1 - CONSPIRACY OF DUNCES
A PRIORI SION
THE KNIGHTS WHO SAY . . .
BRIDE OF KONG
TEMPLARS REVEALED—OR EXPOSED
SKELETON KEY
AND WE HAVE KILLED HIM!
CODE AND CODEX
NOTES
GRADUALLY, THE GRAIL
CANONICAL CUP
THE SHAPE OF THE CUP
CHALICE OF CHIVALRY
THE GRAIL CANON
EXPANDING EPIC
PERCEVAL PLUS GAWAIN
PEREDUR PERDURES
THE VULGATE CYCLE
CELTIC CROCKERY
A PRETTY EMPTY CUP
NOTES
NOW ACCEPTING IMPLICATIONS
NOTES
Chapter 4 - THE GNOSTIC CONNECTION
NO SUCH THING?
I KNOW—BUT I WON’T TELL YOU!
CREATION BY COMMITTEE
LOST AND FOUND
THE BAUER THESIS
GALLERY OF GOSPELS
TOMBS OF THE PROPHETS
THE UNDERGROUND CHURCH
UPON THIS ROCK SHALL I BUILD MY CHURCH?
GNOSTIC IDENTITY
THE LAW OF THE CREATOR
THE SEMBLANCE OF JESUS CHRIST
FROM THE ROOF OF THE WORLD
GNOSTIC MINISTRY
WHO WOULD BELIEVE OUR REPORT?
WHERE THE ELITE MEET
MY GOD IS FEAR
THE LONELY ROAD
NOTES
Chapter 5 - CONSTANTINE’S CHRIST
EARLY CHRISTIANS, EARLY CHRISTS
CONTROVERSIES AND COUNCILS
NOTES
MARCION INVASION
THE FIRST COUNTER-REFORMATION
THE A LIST
BONFIRE OF THE HERESIES
MAKING THE CUT: CRITERIA
SCRIPTURE AS TRADITION
NOTES
CRUNCHING THE NUMBERS
THE “LOST” GOSPEL Q
THE GOSPEL OF THOMAS
THE GOSPEL OF PETER
THE GOSPEL OF MARY
THE GOSPEL ACCORDING TO THE HEBREWS
THE GOSPEL ACCORDING TO THE NAZARENES
THE GOSPEL ACCORDING TO THE EBIONITES
THE GOSPEL ACCORDING TO THE EGYPTIANS (1)
THE GOSPEL ACCORDING TO THE EGYPTIANS (2)
THE ORACLES OF OUR LORD
THE EPISTLE OF THE APOSTLES
THE PROTEVANGELIUM OF JAMES
THE INFANCY GOSPEL OF THOMAS
THE ARABIC INFANCY GOSPEL
THE INFANCY GOSPEL OF MATTHEW
THE SECRET GOSPEL OF MARK
THE GOSPEL OF TRUTH
THE GOSPEL OF PHILIP
THE GOSPEL OF BARNABAS
THE WISDOM OF JESUS CHRIST
THE DIALOGUE OF THE SAVIOR
PISTIS SOPHIA
THE BOOKS OF JEU
TOLEDOTH JESCHU
SUFI SAYINGS OF JESUS
THE GOSPEL OF NICODEMUS
THE APOCALYPSE OF PETER
THE PREACHING OF JOHN
THE APOCRYPHON OF JAMES
THE GOSPEL OF THE SAVIOR
OXYRHYNCHUS PAPYRUS 840
NOTES
FRAGMENTS OF THE MAGDALENE
THE GNOSTIC TEXTS
MAKING MARY MALE?
FOREBEAR OR FIGUREHEAD?
MAGDALENE MOUTHPIECE
THE NEW TESTAMENT EASTER STORIES
WARP AND WOOF
LUKE’S LOOSE ENDS
MATTHEW’S MOSAIC
JOHN’S EASTER EVOLUTION
BARNACLES ON THE JOHANNINE HULL
ONCE MORE INTO THE BREACH
BLACK MAGIC WOMAN
ONLY HER HAIRDRESSER KNOWS FOR SURE
DO YOU KNOW THE WAY TO MAGDALA?
DISTAFF APOSTLE?
MESSIANIC QUEEN?
NOTES
Chapter 9 - A CHRISTIAN GODDESS?
GOD AND MAMMY
JESUS ADONIS
OSIRIS
DIONYSUS
ATTIS
ADONIS
DUMUZI/TAMMUZ
BAAL
ANOTHER CORN KING?
WHAT DID THEY KNOW AND WHEN DID THEY KNOW IT?
THE INVISIBLE WOMAN
MAGDALENE MYTH
RESHUFFLED RESURRECTION
MAGDALENE DILEMMA
NOTE
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Price, Robert M., 1954-.
The Da Vinci fraud : why the truth is stranger than fiction / Robert M. Price. p. cm.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN 1-59102-348-3 (pbk. : alk. paper)
eISBN : 97-8-161-59238-7
1. Brown, Dan, 1964- Da Vinci code. 2. Mary Magdalene, Saint—in literature. 3. Christian saints in literature. 4. Jesus Christ—in literature.
5. Christianity in literature. I. Title.
PS3552.R685434D3367 2005 813’.54—dc22