Jesus Tomb Claim Slammed By Scholars

[Arphaxad]

Jesus' Tomb Claim Slammed By Scholars
Mati Milstein in Jerusalem
for National Geographic News

February 28, 2007
The archaeologist who excavated a Jerusalem burial cave featured in a new film is among the experts who have slammed the movie's claim that the cave is the tomb of Jesus, his wife, and their son.

The film—The Lost Tomb of Jesus, directed by Canadian journalist Simcha Jacobovici and produced by Hollywood director James Cameron—is set to air this Sunday on the Discovery Channel.




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The movie presents what the filmmakers say is archaeological, statistical, and genetic evidence suggesting that the family of Jesus might have been interred in the burial cave.

"The evidence is compelling," Jane Root, president of the Discovery Channel, said during a press briefing. "The consequences are enormous."

But the Israeli archaeologist who originally excavated the tomb insists the claims are preposterous. And a leading Christian scholar who appears in the film agrees.

"Their movie is not serious," Amos Kloner, the Bar Ilan University professor who led the excavation in the 1980s, told National Geographic News.

"They [say they] are 'discovering' things. But they haven't discovered anything. They haven't found anything. Everything had already been published.

"And there is no basis on which to make a story out of this or to identify this as the family of Jesus."




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[Digging4Truth]

I have better news than that...

Some idiot from North Louisiana (me) slammed it as well.

It doesn't take a scholar to see this is a HUGE stretch and pure speculation

[Praxeas]

Originally Posted by Digging4Truth

I have better news than that...

Some idiot from North Louisiana (me) slammed it as well.

It doesn't take a scholar to see this is a HUGE stretch and pure speculation

Ah...but it takes an idiot?

[Digging4Truth]

Originally Posted by Praxeas

Ah...but it takes an idiot?

Well... whichever it does take... we appear to have the bases covered.

[JN Anderson]

Originally Posted by Digging4Truth

Well... whichever it does take... we appear to have the bases covered.

Where is your "slam" of Jacobocivi/Cameron theory?

[Digging4Truth]

Originally Posted by Sabellius

Where is your "slam" of Jacobocivi/Cameron theory?

Rather than find it on here it will be easier for me to find the same post on a smaller forum and then post it here.

Several things....

Jesus' name was the same as Joshua's name.

These names appear to have come from the greek rendition of the names since they so closely resemble Jesus rather than Joshua. Greek is the language that we have the NT in but the angel did not speak greek when he told Mary... thou shalt call his name Yeshua.

They said that these were common names.

The inscriptions only give names except for one coffin which told that Judah was the son of Jesua and Jesua was the son of Joseph so we have no idea what relation the others were to each other. We have no idea who Mary was and what relation she was to Jesua. We have no evidence that mary #2 was Mary Magdalene.

It is also said that these were common names.

So.... since they were common names....

What are the chances that in the general time frame there was ANOTHER joseph with a son named Jesua (which, again, I am not convinced is the same as Yeshua which is very similar if not the same as Joshua.

The only exact duplicate with the Biblical Jesus we have is that this Jesua's fathers name was also Joseph.

If someone is going to try and "sink Christianity" (as is being said concerning this documentary since the same guy that is doing this also did Titanic) then PLEASE... COME ON... at least TRY... at least give it a good ole Harvard try.

This is ridiculous.

[JN Anderson]

Originally Posted by Digging4Truth

Rather than find it on here it will be easier for me to find the same post on a smaller forum and then post it here.

Thanks and good job. As Amos Kloner, the Bar Ilan University professor who led the excavation in the 1980s, told National Geographic News, "Their movie is not serious". Kinda reminds me of the Da Vinci faux pas.

[Digging4Truth]

Originally Posted by Sabellius

Thanks and good job. As Amos Kloner, the Bar Ilan University professor who led the excavation in the 1980s, told National Geographic News, "Their movie is not serious". Kinda reminds me of the Da Vinci faux pas.

So true...

It is a comedic work at best.

[stmatthew]

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