ius ▁also ▁denied ▁that ▁it ▁is ▁God ▁the ▁Son ▁who ▁became ▁man . ▁ ▁In ▁the ▁ 1 9 th ▁century , ▁some ▁question ed ▁the ▁historic ity ▁of ▁Jesus , ▁and ▁in ▁contemporary ▁times , ▁nov els ▁such ▁as ▁The ▁Da ▁V inci ▁Code ▁and ▁films ▁such ▁as ▁The ▁Last ▁T empt ation ▁of ▁Christ ▁have ▁port rayed ▁him ▁as ▁rom ant ically ▁linked ▁with ▁Mary ▁Mag dal ene . ▁ ▁According ▁to ▁the ▁Catholic ▁view , ▁the ▁double - mov ement ▁that ▁en su ed ▁after ▁the ▁attack ▁on ▁Christ ▁is ▁the ▁following : ▁While ▁many ▁of ▁Christ ' s ▁enemies ▁have ▁fallen ▁( the ▁Roman ▁authorities ▁and ▁their ▁emp ire ▁fell ▁in ▁ 4 7 6 , ▁the ▁authorities ▁in ▁the ▁San hed rin ▁during ▁his ▁time ▁died , ▁their ▁temple ▁in ▁Jerusalem ▁destroyed ▁in ▁ 7 0 ▁AD ▁by ▁Tit us ), ▁Jesus ▁Christ ▁res ur rect ed ▁from ▁the ▁dead ▁and ▁his ▁religion ▁became ▁the ▁largest ▁religion ▁in ▁the ▁world ▁and ▁the ▁Catholic ▁Church ▁its ▁biggest ▁representation . ▁ ▁Catholic ▁the olog ians ▁also ▁say ▁that ▁while ▁the ▁devil ▁seemed ▁to ▁have ▁been ▁able ▁to ▁put ▁the ▁Mess iah ▁to ▁death , ▁his ▁death ▁turned ▁the ▁tables ▁around ▁and ▁became ▁the ▁very ▁instrument ▁of ▁Christ ' s ▁victory ▁over ▁evil , ▁death ▁and ▁the ▁devil . ▁His ▁death ▁showed ▁the ▁infinite ▁love ▁of ▁God ▁towards ▁man kind ▁(" Gre ater ▁love ▁no ▁man ▁has ▁than ▁he ▁who ▁l ays ▁down ▁his ▁life ▁for ▁his ▁friend "), ▁thus ▁drawing