"History is not what happened. History is what was written down."
First off, this novel is VERY similar to Da Vinci Code. Very similar. It starts off in the modern world with a murder. A man is murdered and decapitated. Then it jumps over to the heroine, Maureen, and her research on Mary Magdalene for a book about female historical figures. She does wonderful, first person research for her book, visiting most of the important locations in person. Her book is widely accepted.
During her research she has experiences. While in Jerusalem she sees the 8th Station of the Cross. If you are familiar with Christian beliefs, that is where Jesus sees Mary Magdalene and the Virgin Mary on his walk before crucifixion. It is here that Jesus is reported to say (New Testament) "Weep not for me, daughters of Jerusalem, weep for yourselves and for your children."
I liked this novel. I like the idea of thinking about Christ's children. I know that he is a father as a matter of my own belief system. But it was hard to read parts of this book. I flew through the modern era part, which is really all but about 300 pages of the 400 or so pages. When it got to the Arques Gospel, the reading to a bit tougher. And writing this became harder.
There are some things about Jesus' life that we don't know because it isn't in our copy of the Bible (KJV). We do know that the religious translators left things out of the Bible when they were working on it. That is all part of my religious beliefs.
I'll leave it there and not go on preaching. If you want to pick up this book to think about, below is a link to the paperback version.
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