Da Vinci Code Decoded

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Great Book must read for an introduction to this topic! (15/21 people found this helpful)

This is a great book, it is very useful and helpful and while it does not discuss things at great length and does not offer a lot of proof for its ideas it is a very good basis for further reading. If you've read the Da Vinci code and want to start unravelling the ideas it presents then this is a very good place to start, it even provides a great further reading list when you want to expand your reading on this subject (and after this you will).

No truth to be found (33/45 people found this helpful)

This incredibly rotten book, in addition to sensationally bad writing, offers absolutely nothing in the way of shedding new light to the Da Vinci code. The author brings no footnotes, no sources to the table. His research can't have taken many hours, and he just blabbers on based solely on his own ideas, with no references.

Do not buy it.

Did he even use any source material? (57/62 people found this helpful)

This is without doubt the worst "history" book I have ever had the misfortune to read. Whether Lunn actually researched his material or sat and googled it is debatable. An example is the chapter on the supposed marriage of Christ. Lunn contradicts himself in two paragraphs. One saying that Mary Magdalene is often mistake for Mary of Bethany incorrectly and another saying that they are the same person. (Incidentally it is not true that they are the same person.)
His argument for Jesus's marriage to Magdalene rests on the incident of Lazarus's death and Mary of Bethany's behaviour there (having already denied that they are the same person) and the wedding that is mentioned in John. This passage in John makes it very clear that Jesus is merely a guest there and the Mary in question there is his mother. However, since Lunn appears not to have bothered reading the gospel, it is no surprise that this didn't deter him.
In short, he presents a contradictory argument, full of holes and often merely his own opinion with no evidence to back it up. The rest of the book follows a similar pattern.
Do not waste your money on this book unless you are a history student seeking a good example of how not to write an essay.

A sad unhelpful little book (47/53 people found this helpful)

Having read Dan Brown's gifted piece of writing, and having read "Decoded's" review, I was looking forward to some challenging explanations. I was sadly mistaken. The Da Vinci Code Decoded is one of the worst books I have read for many years. The author has several axes to grind - one being anti Dan Brown. He may well have gained a masters in History but his other qualification (that of being a journalist) comes to the fore. The publication is badly planned and executed - it's a mess - a jumble of doubtful "facts". The only reason that it gains one star from me is because there is no category for no stars. Don't waste your hard earned cash.

The Da Vinci Code Decoded (28/45 people found this helpful)

After jumping on the band wagon and reading all of Dan Brown's books the one that caught the imagination was the Da Vinci Code. After finishing the book I was rather confused as Dan Brown had said that all the facts were relevant. After consulting with friends about how to find out more they recommended a book by a well known historian called Martin Lunn.So, after reading his book the facts and information surrounding the Da Vinci Code became far more clear. I felt, rather than being a book telling you about what we have been told what on in history, it was a book relating to facts that we have never been told before or never knew and never pertained to to be true, but were hard to disagree with. In my view, Martin Lunn's book was an informative publication that didn't offer any views, but let you make your own mind up. A must read!!

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