Da Vinci Code Roundtable

Show Audio

Highlights:

Jesus & Mary Magdalene win real Bin Laden & Al-Qaeda win real Jesus & Mary Magdalene win real Bloodlines & Crucifixion win real

Date:	05-29-06
Host:	George Noory
Guests:	Glenn Kimball, Laurence Gardner, William Henry

Scholars of ancient manuscripts and legends, Laurence Gardner(1), William Henry(2), and Glenn Kimball(3) shared their reactions to the ideas presented in The DaVinci Code, Dan Brown's popular book which was recently turned into a movie.Gardner commented that in Brown's novel there is a murkiness blending fact and fiction, and that he is definitely wrong in stating some items as factual in his introduction--such as details about the Priory of Sion.
The three guests concurred with the theory that Jesus married Mary Magdalene. This is not what has been traditionally taught, so the revelation upsets the church hierarchy, said Gardner. Yet Kimball commented that every nun considers herself to be a "bride of Jesus." As evidence for the marriage, Gardner cited the New Testament's description of Mary Magdalene's anointing of Jesus' feet with oil. This was a long-standing wedding ritual, he said. Kimball believes Jesus and Mary had several children, including a daughter named Sarah (though this name was really a title that meant princess, rather than her actual first name).
Henry praised Dan Brown's work for posing valuable questions and bringing Gnostic thought to the masses. He suggested that the bloodline of Mary and Jesus may have faced persecution because they held a higher type of consciousness that threatened the church's authority. The church sought to quash the secret knowledge of transforming an ordinary human into a being of light, explained Henry.

1. http://graal.co.uk/
2. http://site.williamhenry.net/
3. http://www.ancientmanuscripts.com/

Related Articles

Dana Augustine Art

Digital artist Dana Augustine(1) has created the image When Mary Met Jesus (view larger) in tandem with William Henry's appearance on the panel tonight. 1. http://www.freewebs.com/jcrockett/DANA_NEW2.html

Bumper Music

Bumper music from Monday May 29, 2006

1.	Angels Amy Grant	2.	Angels Amy Grant	3.	Blade Runner Blues Vangelis
4.	Blood on the Motorway DJ Shadow	5.	Couldn't Get it Right Climax Blues Band	6.	God Only Knows Beach Boys
7.	Inca Dance Cusco	8.	Long Cool Woman The Hollies	9.	Lyin' Eyes Eagles
10.	Midnight Express (The Chase) Giorgio Moroder	11.	Midnight Express (The Chase) Giorgio Moroder	12.	Ritual Dance Michael Hedges
13.	Shouldn't Be Ashamed Wilco	14.	Spirit in the Sky Norman Greenbaum	15.	Stairway to Heaven Led Zeppelin
16.	The Man Comes Around Johnny Cash	17.	That Smell Lynyrd Skynyrd	18.	Ride Captain Ride The Blues Image