This book reveals the secret that has been kept by church for more than 2,000 years. The secret was that actually Jesus married to Mary Magdalene and the daughter from Jesus’ seed married to a royal from France. Yet, in the end of this show, it was emphasized that this book is merely a fiction though there have been evidences yet evidences are not enough since it depends on individuals’ interpretation to the evidences. But, I will not talk about that. I won’t bother if Jesus married to Mary Magdalene or not or whether Mary Magdalene gave birth to a daughter which leads to understanding that one of us might bear Jesus’ blood in us.
I want to talk about the painting of Last Supper, painted by Da Vinci that appeared in the novel. It was discussed that the person sitting on the right hand side of Jesus is not Saint John but Mary Magdalene. Though there were still some arguments that actually it was Saint John since the renaissance paintings of Saint John seemed to reveal Saint John as young feminine man with long curly hair.
There are many versions of Last Supper. One of them was what I found in a church in Medan .
It’s a catholic church with strong Indian culture touch. The Last Supper is quite unique and interesting since they are sitting on the floor.
It’s a catholic church with strong Indian culture touch. The Last Supper is quite unique and interesting since they are sitting on the floor.
Another side of Jesus that National Geographic Channel discussing was which part of his hands that got nailed. Most described it as on the bed of his palms and seemed to be confirmed by some unexplainable stigmata that some people got. It even appeared on the crosses across the world.
But, NGC argued that and was assured that actually Jesus was nailed on his wrist since his palms won’t be able to bear the weight of his body. They even conducted a test using a dummy with the weight of a human on Jesus’ age when he’s crucified. Interestingly it was also found in this church.
But above all, allow me to say, “Jesus, Dah inta habeebi wi monaya illi dawibni”.
pictures taken by writer in Medan, 11 December 2006
