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Chapter 55

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           SophieglancedatLangdon,andhegaveherasoftnodofconcurrence.

           «Itwasallaboutpower,»Teabingcontinued.«ChristasMessiahwascriticaltothefunctioningofChurchandstate.ManyscholarsclaimthattheearlyChurchliterallystoleJesusfromHisoriginalfollowers,hijackingHishumanmessage,shroudingitinanimpenetrablecloakofdivinity,andusingittoexpandtheirownpower.I’vewrittenseveralbooksonthetopic.»«AndIassumedevoutChristianssendyouhatemailonadailybasis?»«Whywouldthey?»Teabingcountered.«ThevastmajorityofeducatedChristiansknowthehistoryoftheirfaith.Jesuswasindeedagreatandpowerfulman.Constantine’sunderhandedpoliticalmaneuversdon’tdiminishthemajestyofChrist’slife.NobodyissayingChristwasafraud,ordenyingthatHewalkedtheearthandinspiredmillionstobetterlives.AllwearesayingisthatConstantinetookadvantageofChrist’ssubstantialinfluenceandimportance.Andindoingso,heshapedthefaceofChristianityasweknowittoday.»

           Sophieglancedattheartbookbeforeher,eagertomoveonandseetheDaVincipaintingoftheHolyGrail.

           «Thetwististhis,»Teabingsaid,talkingfasternow.«BecauseConstantineupgradedJesus’statusalmostfourcenturiesafterJesus’death,thousandsofdocumentsalreadyexistedchroniclingHislifeasamortalman.Torewritethehistorybooks,Constantineknewhewouldneedaboldstroke.

           FromthissprangthemostprofoundmomentinChristianhistory.»Teabingpaused,eyeingSophie.

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