"Expert joins critics of historical claims made by 'Da Vinci Code'


By: RICHARD OSTLING - Associated Press

Dan Brown's historical thriller "The da Vinci Code" continues to be a
sales smash, with a movie version to follow. Among those exploiting the
popular interest is U.S. News & World Report, with an ill-informed
"collector's edition" pastiche in which one contributor even revived
the canard that there's no evidence Jesus ever existed.

Meanwhile, the novel has provoked unprecedented protest from serious
scholars. First, it was Roman Catholic and Protestant conservatives,
protesting that Brown's characters inaccurately malign Christianity.
Now, more liberal thinkers likewise say Brown's claim to present facts
through fiction is itself fictional and misleads readers. "

Link to whole story:

>http://www.nctimes.com/articles/2005/01/06/special_reports/religion/21_31_221_5_05.txt
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