This book, written like a dictionary, revisits one by one the terms used in the Da Vinci Code. The author brings back the historical reality of the facts, events, places, and characters. She thus restores the context for us. Her work is very valuable for reading or rediscovering Dan Brown’s book.
The Vatican and the Louvre are revealed to us. Who was Jesus? In her book, Sharan Newman untangles the legend from reality, or vice versa. The apocryphal gospels, the Holy Grail, the Templars, Leonardo da Vinci are discovered in a new light.
This book takes us back to the Da Vinci Code. She tackles subjects where the answers are not obvious: Opus Dei, Abbé Saunière, sects, Freemasons, Rosicrucians, the kings of France and England. It is the work of a historian. Her book can be read either as a novel or randomly by chapters.
A novel, a dictionary, a compendium of theology, an encyclopedia, an explanation of the keys to the Bible with ancient texts stripped of their mysteries. Ancient languages and their roots.
The reader can only be captivated by The Historical Truth Behind The Da Vinci Code. A grimoire, a grid for understanding and decoding sacred texts, a little of all that at the same time with valuable indications on recommended readings that will provide the most passionate readers with the avenues to pursue to deepen their research.
