Karen L. King is the author of The Gospel of Mary of Magdala: Jesus and the First Woman Apostle (Polebridge Press, 2003). A scholar of gnosticism, the body of nonorthodox early Christian teachings, and a professor of ecclesiastical history, she appeared on a Nov. 3, 2003, ABC television special exploring the claims of the novel about Jesus […]

The evangelical magazine Christianity Today has compiled a number of articles it has run that are critical of The Da Vinci Code‘s portrayal of early Christianity.

Read the text of the Gospel of Mary, posted by the Gnostic Society Library.

Beliefnet’s package of stories summarizes contrasting views expressed by scholars Ben Witherington III and Karen King about the role of Mary Magdalene.

Stories in Newsweek‘s Dec. 8, 2003, issue explore new scholarship on the role of women in Scripture and discuss what is fact and what is fiction in The Da Vinci Code.

The New York Times reported Aug. 6, 2005, that Sony Pictures asked those associated with the Da Vinci film to sign confidentiality agreements.

Read a Aug. 8, 2008, Christianity Today article that breaks down and identifies fact from fiction in Dan Brown’s “The Da Vinci Code.”

A Jan. 28, 2006, Orlando Sentinel article says that some Christians viewed the film as an opportunity to evangelize. It’s posted by the Washington Post.

Read a Feb. 7, 2006, New York Times article about the Catholic organization Opus Dei, portrayed as villainous in the novel, mounting a public awareness campaign to counter any potential negative portrayal in the film.