Da Vinci Code Breakers

There is trouble in the making for author Dan Brown. Michael Baigent and Richard Leigh, authors of the 1982 nonfiction book “The Holy Blood and the Holy Grail,” are suing publisher Random House, Inc. claiming that Brown developed much of his plot line from their research and final theory regarding Jesus' crucifixion and life.
The New York Times reports
The three authors spent five years, from 1976 to 1981, researching the book, they say, before arriving at what they call the "central architecture" of their argument. It is this architecture — the trajectory of the case they make in "The Holy Blood and the Holy Grail" — that they say Mr. Brown appropriated, rather than individual words or passages.

"It is not as though Brown has simply lifted a discrete series of raw facts from 'The Holy Blood and the Holy Grail,' " the plaintiffs argue in court papers. "He has lifted the connections that join the points up." They continue: "There is no other credible explanation as to how the architecture from "The Holy Blood and the Holy Grail" could be in "The Da Vinci Code."

In addition, the plaintiffs say, their book is not "a historical account of facts and it does not purport to be such," but is, rather, "a book of historical conjecture setting out the authors' hypotheses" — and thus protected by copyright.

Most notably are Brown's comments negating his alleged theft as msnbc.msn.com reports, “This is not an idea that I would ever have found appealing. Being raised a Christian and having sung in my Church choir for 15 years, I’m well aware that Christ’s crucifixion is the very core of the Christian faith.”

More from Brown, “Suggesting a married Jesus is one thing, but questioning the Resurrection undermines the very heart of Christian belief.”

The most striking feature of these pleas of innocence based on Brown's faith is that his writing is a direct attack against the Christian faith.

While the Da Vinci Code has captivated readers everywhere, it is nothing less than a heretical claim against Jesus deity and the authority of Scripture. Attacking Jesus deity is attacking the resurrection. Afterall, who cares if Jesus was crucified or resurrected if He isn't God.