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Chapter 58

           «You’resayingtheChristianChurchwastobecarriedonbyawoman?»

           «Thatwastheplan.Jesuswastheoriginalfeminist.HeintendedforthefutureofHisChurchtobeinthehandsofMaryMagdalene.»

           «AndPeterhadaproblemwiththat,»Langdonsaid,pointingtoTheLastSupper.«That’sPeterthere.YoucanseethatDaVinciwaswellawareofhowPeterfeltaboutMaryMagdalene.»

           Again,Sophiewasspeechless.Inthepainting,PeterwasleaningmenacinglytowardMaryMagdaleneandslicinghisblade-likehandacrossherneck.ThesamethreateninggestureasinMadonnaoftheRocks!

           «Andheretoo,»Langdonsaid,pointingnowtothecrowdofdisciplesnearPeter.«Abitominous,no?»

           Sophiesquintedandsawahandemergingfromthecrowdofdisciples.«Isthathandwieldingadagger?»

           «Yes.Strangerstill,ifyoucountthearms,you’llseethatthishandbelongsto…nooneatall.It’sdisembodied.Anonymous.»

           Sophiewasstartingtofeeloverwhelmed.«I’msorry,Istilldon’tunderstandhowallofthismakesMaryMagdalenetheHolyGrail.»

           «Aha!»Teabingexclaimedagain.«Thereinliestherub!»Heturnedoncemoretothetableandpulledoutalargechart,spreadingitoutforher.Itwasanelaborategenealogy.«FewpeoplerealizethatMaryMagdalene,inadditiontobeingChrist’srighthand,wasapowerfulwomanalready.»Sophiecouldnowseethetitleofthefamilytree.

           THETRIBEOFBENJAMIN

           «MaryMagdaleneishere,»Teabingsaid,pointingnearthetopofthegenealogy.Sophiewassurprised.«ShewasoftheHouseofBenjamin?»«Indeed,»Teabingsaid.

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