Religious Scholars to Debate 'Da Vinci Code' Issues

Durham, N.C. -- Questions raised by the bestselling book “The Da Vinci Code,” including the reliability of Jesus Christ’s portrayal in the Bible and other ancient writings, will be the subject of a 7 p.m. April 25 debate in Duke Divinity School. The event is free and open to the public. Bart D. Ehrman, James A. Gray Distinguished Professor and chairman of the Department of Religious Studies at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, and Richard B. Hays, George Washington Ivey Professor of New Testament at DukeDivinitySchool, will be the featured speakers. The discussion will be in Room 0016 of the DivinitySchool on Duke’s West Campus. A question-and-answer session will follow. [More]