by Bart D. Ehrman · OUP USA · tapa dura · ISBN 9780195181401
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«Truth and Fiction in The Da Vinci Code» is the historical essay by Bart D. Ehrman, published by OUP USA in hardback (240 pages, in English).
Bart D. Ehrman contrasts the historical claims of The Da Vinci Code with research on early Christianity. He explains the alleged marriage of Jesus to Mary Magdalene, Constantine's role in the formation of the canon, the non-canonical gospels, and how scholars assess the reliability of ancient sources.
Published in 2004; includes bibliographical references and index. Bart D. Ehrman chairs the Department of Religious Studies at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.
For readers of The Da Vinci Code who want to contrast fiction with historical research on Jesus and early Christianity.
Bart Denton Ehrman is an American biblical scholar whose research focuses on the textual criticism of the New Testament, the historical Jesus, and the origins and development of early Christianity. He is the James A. Gray Distinguished Professor of Religious Studies at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. He is the author or editor of more than 30 books, including six New York Times bestsellers, and has created nine lecture series with The Great Courses. Ehrman also runs a membership blog whose proceeds support charities that address hunger and homelessness. As of March 2025, the blog had reportedly raised more than $3 million.
