Luke Timothy Johnson and Bernadette Brooten — Deciphering the Da Vinci Code (June 1, 2006)

The wildly popular novel turned movie reimagines the New Testament, in part, as a cover-up. What really happened in the fluid early years of Christianity? What is the truth about Mary Magdalene? We separate fact from fiction in the story's plot with two New Testament scholars who say that the story is simpler and much more interesting than conspiracy theories suggest. See more at: http://www.onbeing.org/program/deciphering-da-vinci-code/83