Changes

The Da Vinci Code creates an alternate history of Christianity which changes much of the historical record, leading to protests that the book is attacking the church.  Although only a novel, Dan Brown feeds the impression throughout The Da Vinci Code of having meticulously researched the history of Christianity, although many assertions have been pointed out as spurious, including the existence of the Priory of Sion, an organization created in 1099 in the book, while in truth it was a hoax created in 1956. He includes a fact page in the beginning of the book and makes references to numerous historical sources, historians and scholars throughout to give an appearance of scholarly research.   

The Da Vinci Code creates an alternate history of Christianity which changes much of the historical record, leading to protests that the book is attacking the church.  Although only a novel, Dan Brown feeds the impression throughout The Da Vinci Code of having meticulously researched the history of Christianity, although many assertions have been pointed out as spurious, including the existence of the Priory of Sion, an organization created in 1099 in the book, while in truth it was a hoax created in 1956. He includes a fact page in the beginning of the book and makes references to numerous historical sources, historians and scholars throughout to give an appearance of scholarly research.   

In an interview on [[Good Morning America]], Dan Brown stated with conviction that if he had been asked to write a non-fiction version of The Da Vinci Code he would change none of the historical material he included in the novel.  (Bock 3)  On the same interview he described a religious experience that he says he had while conducting research for the book.  Brown told an audience of over 15 million viewers that although he started out a “skeptic”, by the end of the book-writing he had became a “believer”. "Almost sounding like an evangelist’s invitation, his confession asked us to ponder whether these things are so and why they might matter.” (Bock 4) Brown contends that the Da Vinci Code is often thought of as more than a typical work of fiction.

In an interview on [[Good Morning America]], Dan Brown stated with conviction that if he had been asked to write a non-fiction version of The Da Vinci Code he would change none of the historical material he included in the novel.

==='''Plot Summary'''===

==='''Plot Summary'''===