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Ever since Johann Guttenberg invented the printing press, thus making books available to the masses, controversy among literary works has been present. When the title of a popular book called The Da Vinci Code is mentioned to those who have not read it, various reactions occur. Many times it is intrigue amongst those who have not been convinced of its inherent evil and brooding threat to Christianity. Other times it brings up a condescending speech on why so many people are going to hell for reading this pile of Satanic garbage followed by a sharp glower. It seems as if either people love this book or absolutely abhor it, no wonder it has become a popular culture icon.

In short, the story goes like this. The curator of the Louvre museum in Paris has been murdered, but instead of just a traditional crime scene, there are a number of symbols and puzzles that the deceased left right before he died indicating a highly discreet secret. In comes a Harvard symbologist named Robert Langdon who pairs up with Parisian police cryptographer Sophie Nouveau (who just happens to be the granddaughter of the murdered man) to solve this mystery. In unlocking the ridiculously intricate riddles and puzzles, Sophie and Robert are led on a cross European tour that takes them through various historical sights all the while evading the Interpol police force. At the end they discover the secret of the Holy Grail, which completely goes against the traditional theory of a coveted chalice. The story explains in great detail that Jesus was married to Mary Magdalene and they had a child named Sarah who in turn created a highly guarded bloodline. In the book, the reader finally figures out that the Holy Grail really is not a jewel encrusted cup, but the womb of Mary Magdalene, and the reader subsequently immerses him or herself into a swirl of popular debate.
This novel makes clear the idea that Jesus was more normal than many people would like to think, thus slightly debunking the belief that Jesus was a deity. One of the facts presented is that Jesus was a Jew and back in biblical times celibacy was frowned upon. On top of that a Jewish man, especially a teacher or rabbi as Jesus was called, who did not father a child would have never been taken seriously. This premonition is just one of the many ideas presented that furthers the theory of Jesus having a bloodline and if Jesus has a bloodline, there is a good chance that there are offspring alive today. Now if the conspiracies of the

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