Also available in March will
be a booklet, The Authentic Jesus, which will
address questions raised by The Da Vinci Code and
other popular portrayals of Jesus. The booklet,
produced by the USCCB Committee on Communications,
presents authentic Catholic teaching about Jesus
and his divinity, the New Testament, Gnosticism,
women and the Church, and other important topics
in a convenient question–and–answer format. The
Authentic Jesus will be available for individual
and bulk sale from USCCB Publishing. Also for sale
from USCCB Publishing will be a bulletin insert
based on the same material.
Jesus Decoded, a CCC
documentary that brings authentic Catholic
teaching about Jesus Christ into focus, will be
available to NBC-TV stations for broadcast
starting the third weekend of May. This first-time
airing of the hour-long documentary will highlight
clear and accurate information about the person of
Jesus, his disciples, and the formation of the
books in the canon (or list of books) of the New
Testament. Shot on location in Israel, Turkey, and
Italy for the CCC by NewGroup Media, Jesus Decoded
offers a solid Catholic response to "Da Vinci Code
believers," concentrating especially on the first
three centuries of the development of the Church.
The program includes interviews with international
scholars versed in art, history, and Scripture
that help separate Catholic truth from popular
fiction. The documentary will be available for
purchase on DVD from USCCB Publishing. Further
information about the documentary is available at
http://www.jesusdecoded.com.
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