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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Mark Chance" data-source="post: 1687232" data-attributes="member: 2795">No, they're not limited to such things.Actually, the example works quite well, because Brown does more than just claim the Priory of Sion was a real organization. He claims it is a real organization that has existed since the 11th century and has included luminaries such as Da Vinci as members.Here's another example of bogus information from Brown's "fact" page: "The Bible, as we know it today, was collated by the pagan Roman emperor Constantine the Great." The truth of the matter is quite different. The process by which the canon of Scripture was formed was largely complete by the time of Constantine (the early fourth century), and he made no contribution to it. There were a few Old Testament books (known today as the deuterocanonical books or "apocrypha") that continued to be discussed after Constantine's time, into the late fourth century - further illustrating that Constantine did not collate the Bible. No Bible scholar holds that Constantine played such a role in the development of Scripture. Again, Brown has misrepresented the truth.Brown tries to pass off bunk as legitimate history, all the while resorting to cop-outs ("It's fiction!") and demonstrably false cliches ("Only winners write history!") to cover his backside.Now, maybe I take history too seriously, but judging by the number of historically illiterate folks I've bumped into who actually think Brown has any academic credibility, perhaps some seriousness - and some authorial honesty - are in order.</blockquote>

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