Entries Categorized as 'The Da Vinci Code'
July 6, 2009Posted by Roger Overton
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Name: Roger Overton
Email: rogeroverton@hotmail.com
Site: http://ateamblog.com
About: Roger Overton is currently pursuing a Masters degree at Talbot School of Theology. He has addressed various churches, schools and youth camps throughout the United States. Roger was co-editor of The New Media Frontier (Crossway, 2008) and God and Governing (Wipf & Stock, 2009).
Roger can be emailed at rogeroverton@hotmail.com.See Authors Posts (559)
One of the most frequent responses to criticism of books like The Shack, Twilight or Harry Potter is that it’s just a story. It’s implied that fiction cannot be dangerous in any way because it’s all made up. I believe this is entirely misguided for two reasons: 1) We are affected by everything we take [...]
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June 20, 2008Posted by David N
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Email: dvnilsen@gmail.com
Site: http://reasonfromscripture.blogspot.com
About: In 2003 I graduated from high school with no set direction for my life. I spent a year in Iowa before returning to California to attend Junior College. I changed majors 3 times; from Physics to Business to Film (as you can see, no direction). I was a Christian, attending church regularly, but furthering the cause of Christ in this fallen world was not a high priority.
In 2005 I picked up an issue of TableTalk magazine, and I was re-introduced to the work of R. C. Sproul (whom I had read once in high school). Later that year, while taking a biology class with an ardent atheist professor, I picked up a copy of Lee Strobel's "The Case For A Creator." In the Fall of 2006 I came to Biola University and was introduced to the works of J. P. Moreland and John Mark Reynolds. My fate was sealed.
Just a few years ago, I was passionless. Now I have two passions: Studying the Word of God and engaging in the task of Apologetics. 1 Peter 3:15 exhorts all Christians to be ready to give an answer for the hope that we have. My goal is to be able to give my answer articulately and powerfully, but even more importantly, in love. There are many purposes for apologetics, but by far the most important is the opening of minds and the softening of hearts for the work of the Holy Spirit. If we don't care about and pray for those with whom we engage in apologetics, we fail to fulfill this purpose. As a wise man once said, "Take a stand for the Truth, but do it in love fool!"
Education Info:
--Currently: M.A. in Historical Theology student, Westminster Seminary California
--2008: B.A. in Philosophy, Biola University
--2006: A.A. in Liberal Arts, Palomar CollegeSee Authors Posts (75)
The Protestant doctrine of sola scriptura, simply put, is the belief that the Bible, the Word of God alone is the final authority in all matters of Christian faith and practice. Where Popes or church councils have seemed to violate the plain meaning of Scripture on these matters, it is Scripture alone that has the [...]
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I noticed an interesting cultural indicator when I compared domestic and foreign box office totals last week, and I see today that it's still holding true.
I think people will have different reactions to the results for these two movies, but nobody can deny that they do say a few things:
X-Men 3 Box Office Totals (as [...]
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May 25, 2006Posted by Roger OvertoncloseAuthor: Roger Overton
Name: Roger Overton
Email: rogeroverton@hotmail.com
Site: http://ateamblog.com
About: Roger Overton is currently pursuing a Masters degree at Talbot School of Theology. He has addressed various churches, schools and youth camps throughout the United States. Roger was co-editor of The New Media Frontier (Crossway, 2008) and God and Governing (Wipf & Stock, 2009).
Roger can be emailed at rogeroverton@hotmail.com.See Authors Posts (559)
I read and reviewed 13 of the books responding to The Da
Vinci Code in an effort to weed out the good from the poor. I acknowledge
that I missed a few, but I’m out of time and motivation I graded each book
according to 5 categories, as explained below:
Readability- There are some technical textual, historical,
and historical [...]
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May 23, 2006Posted by Roger OvertoncloseAuthor: Roger Overton
Name: Roger Overton
Email: rogeroverton@hotmail.com
Site: http://ateamblog.com
About: Roger Overton is currently pursuing a Masters degree at Talbot School of Theology. He has addressed various churches, schools and youth camps throughout the United States. Roger was co-editor of The New Media Frontier (Crossway, 2008) and God and Governing (Wipf & Stock, 2009).
Roger can be emailed at rogeroverton@hotmail.com.See Authors Posts (559)
The Da Vinci Code is “a broadside attack on the basic foundations of the Christian religion and Western civilation…” (10) So say D. James Kenney and Jerry Newcombe. In their book, The Da Vinci Myth versus the Gospel Truth, they seek to expose the problems with the novel and provide a positive case for Christianity.
The [...]
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May 21, 2006Posted by Roger OvertoncloseAuthor: Roger Overton
Name: Roger Overton
Email: rogeroverton@hotmail.com
Site: http://ateamblog.com
About: Roger Overton is currently pursuing a Masters degree at Talbot School of Theology. He has addressed various churches, schools and youth camps throughout the United States. Roger was co-editor of The New Media Frontier (Crossway, 2008) and God and Governing (Wipf & Stock, 2009).
Roger can be emailed at rogeroverton@hotmail.com.See Authors Posts (559)
The Da Vinci Code Breaker is the first reference
style response to The Da Vinci Code. Formatted much like a miniature
encyclopedia, it claims to provide information on over five hundred facts and
terms.
Entries in this book range from one sentence to several
paragraphs. They cover historical persons, church councils, and even
contemporary writers and their critics. It also covers [...]
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May 19, 2006Posted by Roger OvertoncloseAuthor: Roger Overton
Name: Roger Overton
Email: rogeroverton@hotmail.com
Site: http://ateamblog.com
About: Roger Overton is currently pursuing a Masters degree at Talbot School of Theology. He has addressed various churches, schools and youth camps throughout the United States. Roger was co-editor of The New Media Frontier (Crossway, 2008) and God and Governing (Wipf & Stock, 2009).
Roger can be emailed at rogeroverton@hotmail.com.See Authors Posts (559)
“We are facing a serious revolution regarding some of the
long-held truths about Jesus, early Christianity and the Bible.” (11) This
understatement sets the framework for Ben Witherington III’s book, The
Gospel Code. Thus, the book is divided into three parts focusing on Jesus
in Part One, Mary and Gnosticism in Part Two, and the canon of scripture in
Part [...]
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Since large portions of the Da Vinci Code novel consist of one character sitting the others down for extensive lectures on the “facts” of history, I wondered how well the story would translate to the big screen. Apparently, not well.
Just look at these quotes from the article “'Da Vinci Code' misses the mark for Cannes [...]
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May 15, 2006Posted by Roger OvertoncloseAuthor: Roger Overton
Name: Roger Overton
Email: rogeroverton@hotmail.com
Site: http://ateamblog.com
About: Roger Overton is currently pursuing a Masters degree at Talbot School of Theology. He has addressed various churches, schools and youth camps throughout the United States. Roger was co-editor of The New Media Frontier (Crossway, 2008) and God and Governing (Wipf & Stock, 2009).
Roger can be emailed at rogeroverton@hotmail.com.See Authors Posts (559)
People throughout recent history have questioned who Jesus
really was. Erwin Lutzer believes The Da Vinci Code offers a Jesus that
is contrary to the real Jesus. In The Da Vinci Deception, Lutzer seeks to
set the record straight, showing how much fiction is really in the novel.
Before analyzing the novel, Lutzer provides a summary of the
narrative. The [...]
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May 14, 2006Posted by Roger OvertoncloseAuthor: Roger Overton
Name: Roger Overton
Email: rogeroverton@hotmail.com
Site: http://ateamblog.com
About: Roger Overton is currently pursuing a Masters degree at Talbot School of Theology. He has addressed various churches, schools and youth camps throughout the United States. Roger was co-editor of The New Media Frontier (Crossway, 2008) and God and Governing (Wipf & Stock, 2009).
Roger can be emailed at rogeroverton@hotmail.com.See Authors Posts (559)
The Da Vinci Deception Experience is a media
curriculum kit that consists of three items: the book The Da Vinci Deception
by Erwin Lutzer, a leader’s guide, and a DVD-ROM. Since the book is primarily
marketed independent of this curriculum, I will be reviewing it separately.
The DVD curriculum follows the material of The Da Vinci
Deception book. Thus, [...]
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