Explore The Da Vinci Code

Explore The Da Vinci Code

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The Last Templar by Raymond Khoury

When the opening gala of a Vatican exhibit attended by archaeologist Tess Chaykin is stormed by four horsemen dressed as Templar Knights who steal an artifact, FBI anti-terrorist specialist Sean Reilly and Tess team up for an investigation.

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The Brotherhood Of The Holy Shroud by Julia Navarro

A catastrophic fire at the Turin cathedral, where the Holy Shroud is kept, and the discovery of a dead man without a tongue set off an investigation by the elite Italian Art Crimes Department that leads back to the mysterious origins of the relic.

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The Secret History Of Lucifer: The Ancient Path To Knowledge And The Real Da Vinci Code by Lynn Picknett 235.47 P59s

Offers a revisionist history of Satan, tracing his origins in the mythology of Pan and the ancient Lucifera, or "Light-bringers"--female goddesses who were revered by heretical Christians.

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The Icon by Neil Olson

Sixty years after Nazi resistance captain Elias witnesses the destruction of a Greek church that housed a religious icon, the icon resurfaces on the New York art market, sparking a violent rivalry among potential buyers.

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The Reincarnationist by M. J. Rose

After surviving a bombing in Rome, photojournalist Josh Ryder is plagued by strange memories from an ancient time that instruct him to save a woman named Sabina and, desperate for answers, he consults an expert on past life experiences.

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The Book of Q by Jonathan Rabb

A modern-day priest uncovers a sixth-century conspiracy that threatens to re-awaken in the present, and his investigation carries him to Croatia where he will confront the consequences of an eight-year-old affair.

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Daughter of God by Lewis Perdue

Evidence of a female messiah executed by the Church in the fourth century has been stolen from its safe hiding place in the Vatican, and now all hell is breaking loose in the modern world as a result.

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Mary Magdalene: A Biography by Bruce Chilton 226.092 C53m

Explores Mary Magdalene's key role in the ministry of Jesus and the development of early Christianity, tracing the changing images of Mary and the legends surrounding her and exploring why the Church sought to marginalize her significance.

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Forbidden Faith: The Gnostic Legacy From The Gospels To The Da Vinci Code by Richard Smoley 299.932 S66f

A popular history of the lost traditions of Gnosticism reveals some of the long-lost secrets of Christianity as it discusses the tenets and principles of a movement that flourished during early Christianity (until it was declared heretical by the Church), and its long-lasting influence and legacy for world religion and modern-day popular culture.

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Resurrection by Tucker Malarkey

A tale inspired by the discovery of the Gnostic Gospels in 1940s Egypt finds Gemma Bastian, the daughter of a renowned archaeologist, raising questions about her father's death, which occurred during his attempt to recover the lost Gnostic Gospels.

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The Lost Gospel Of Judas Iscariot: A New Look At Betrayer And Betrayed by Bart D. Ehrman 229.8 E33L

The biblical scholar recounts the events surrounding the discovery and handling of the Gospel of Judas, and provides an overview of its content, in which Judas is portrayed as a faithful disciple.

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The Book Of Lies by Brad Meltzer

An unexpected meeting with his long-lost father thrusts Cal Harper into a high-stakes pursuit of an enigmatic weapon linked to a pair of murders--the killing of Cain in the Bible, and the murder that inspired the creation of the comic-book hero Superman.

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The Mask Of Ra by P. C. Doherty

In a mystery set in ancient Egypt, a group of assassins planning to pollute the unfinished tomb of Pharaoh Tuthmosis II risks a confrontation with an evil they cannot even imagine. First in a series.