Код да Винчи

Chapter 82

           »

           «MaybehewantedtotellmeIhaveitallwrong.»

           «Whywouldhetellmetofindyouunlesshelikedyourideas?Inyourmanuscript,didyousupporttheideathattheSangrealdocumentsshouldberevealedorstayburied?»

           «Neither.Imadenojudgmenteitherway.Themanuscriptdealswiththesymbologyofthesacredfemininetracinghericonographythroughouthistory.Icertainlydidn’tpresumetoknowwheretheGrailishiddenorwhetheritshouldeverberevealed.»«Andyetyou’rewritingabookaboutit,soyouobviouslyfeeltheinformationshouldbeshared.»«There’sanenormousdifferencebetweenhypotheticallydiscussinganalternatehistoryofChrist,and…»Hepaused.«Andwhat?»«AndpresentingtotheworldthousandsofancientdocumentsasscientificevidencethattheNewTestamentisfalsetestimony.»

           «ButyoutoldmetheNewTestamentisbasedonfabrications.»

           Langdonsmiled.«Sophie,everyfaithintheworldisbasedonfabrication.Thatisthedefinitionoffaithacceptanceofthatwhichweimaginetobetrue,thatwhichwecannotprove.EveryreligiondescribesGodthroughmetaphor,allegory,andexaggeration,fromtheearlyEgyptiansthroughmodernSundayschool.Metaphorsareawaytohelpourmindsprocesstheunprocessible.Theproblemsarisewhenwebegintobelieveliterallyinourownmetaphors.»

           «SoyouareinfavoroftheSangrealdocumentsstayingburiedforever?»

           «I’mahistorian.I’mopposedtothedestructionofdocuments,andIwouldlovetoseereligiousscholarshavemoreinformationtopondertheexceptionallifeofJesusChrist

Содержание книги
Настройки
Фон страницы
Размер шрифта
Межстрочный интервал
Фразовые глаголы
Показать / Скрыть меню
Шрифт
Roboto Lora
Уведомления
Страница 436 из 575