Do you think that the bodies of Jesus and his family were actually found in Jerusalem?

Question

I don't believe it for a minute...What are your thoughts if any?

Answer 1

Nope,I don't believe it at all,for several reasons (and I'm certainly not alone in my thinking)

There is no other DNA sample of Jesus or His family to compare the remains with.All the DNA proves,is that the ones in the tomb were related!

Jesus' family were not even from Jerusalem.Jospeh's home he grew up in was in Bethlehem,and Jesus and his family lived in Galilee.Why would they be buried in Jerusalem,where they had no connection?

There is absolutely no evidence supporting the idea that Jesus was married or had a child,biblical or non-biblical.

The ossuaries that mention Mary,do not have any other descriptive features.They simply say 'Mary'.

The 'James son of Joseph,brother of Jesus' ossuary,which the makers of this film used to try and back up their claim,has been proven to be a forgery.

The main scholar who is the source for the story does not think it is Jesus' tomb.

Says Bar-Ilan University Professor Amos Kloner,"..those were the most common names found among Jews in the first centuries BCE and CE"

Prof. Amos Kloner, the Jerusalem District archeologist who officially oversaw the work at the tomb in 1980 and has published detailed findings on its contents, on Saturday night dismissed the claims. "It makes a great story for a TV film," he told The Jerusalem Post. "But it's impossible. It's nonsense." “"They just want to get money for it,"
Prof. Kloner said there was no way the tomb housed the Holy Family.
The senior Israeli archaeologist who thoroughly researched the tombs after their discovery, and at the time deciphered the inscriptions, cast serious doubt on it.
"It is just not possible that a family who came from Galilee, as the New Testament tells us of Joseph and Mary, would be buried over several generations in Jerusalem."

Kloner said the names found on the ossuaries were common, and the fact that such apparently resonant names had been found together was of no significance. He added that "Jesus son of Joseph" inscriptions had been found on several other ossuaries over the years."There is no likelihood that Jesus and his relatives had a family tomb," Kloner said. "They were a Galilee family with no ties in Jerusalem. The Talpiot tomb belonged to a middle-class family from the 1st century CE."

"Archeological evidence shows that chances of these being the actual
burials of the Holy Family are almost nil," said Motti Neiger, a spokesman for the
Antiquities Authority.


"Simcha has no credibility whatsoever," says Joe Zias, who was the curator for anthropology and archeology at the Rockefeller Museum in Jerusalem from 1972 to 1997 and personally numbered the Talpiot ossuaries. "He's pimping off the Bible … He got this guy Cameron, who made 'Titanic' or something like that—what does this guy know about archeology? I am an archeologist, but if I were to write a book about brain surgery, you would say, 'Who is this guy?' People want signs and wonders. Projects like these make a mockery of the archeological profession."

Stephen Pfann, a biblical scholar at the University of the Holy Land in Jerusalem who was interviewed in the documentary, said the film's hypothesis holds little weight. "How possible is it?" he said. "On a scale of one through 10 - 10 being completely possible , it's probably a one, maybe a one and a half."


The official report written by Prof. Kloner found nothing remarkable in the discovery. The cave, it said, was probably in use by three or four generations of Jews from the beginning of the Common Era. It was disturbed in antiquity, and vandalized.

Answer 2

No, I don't believe it either. It's another attention getter, making such claims. They might have found old bones from that period but that doesn't make them the bones of Jesus Christ. It's so egotistocal and so presumptious and is playing on peoples beliefs and it's wrong to make such a claim. There is DNA testing but what will they use for a match? Blood from the shroud maybe but they went out of their way to prove that a fraud didn't they and I believe that it is really Jesus' burial cloth. I think they should just leave well enough alone. We know that Jesus was a man of middle eastern descent, that He was Jewish, that He had human needs, and did great things. It's like the scientists are trying to PROVE He was no more than a human being.

Answer 3

I think that it sounds ridiculous for this reason. The disciples were going around preaching that Jesus had ascended, even in Jerusalem. If Jesus was still there, walking around, anyone could have said, " Look there he is!" But it wasn't so, was it?

If those graves were kmarked with those names, I have two theories:
1) Someone forged them.
2) There was a rather uncommon coincedence.

And then we have ALL those prophecies that were accomplished, on time, and without fail. The clear message of why Jesus came was there, found in Luke 4:18
"The Spirit of the Lord is on me,
because he has anointed me
to preach good news to the poor.
He has sent me to proclaim freedom for the prisoners
and recovery of sight for the blind,
to release the oppressed,
19 to proclaim the year of the Lord's favor."

20Then he rolled up the scroll, gave it back to the attendant and sat down. The eyes of everyone in the synagogue were fastened on him, 21and he began by saying to them, "Today this scripture is fulfilled in your hearing."

That was a quote that Jesus was to perform from Isaiah 61. It was perfect in it's application in Luke 4. So perfect that the promise of God to make the Jews jealous of those who did not seek him was made manifest, and they still as a nation do not understand it.

So Cameron has his little bit of controversy, but I think that he might find that he is in it over his head. God will not allow himself to be sneered at.

Answer 4

I believe the body of -A- jesus and his family were found in Jerusalem. You have to realize how popular those names were back then. A lot of names were invented later. My name (Amanda) wasn't made up until the 1700s.

Answer 5

Amos Kloner found the burial site in 1980 and he says the name Jesus and Mary mean absolutely nothing. They were very common names and the grave site was owned by a middle-class family, not a poor carpenter from Galilee. He says there is no chance the claims of the documentary are true. It is clearly hype riding the tails of DaVinci code success.

Answer 6

Well, what are the probabilities of finding 1st century tombs with the names Jesus, Mary, Mary Magdalene and 2 other biblical figures all in one place? Unless you want to say there was some huge setup on the 1st century, this is stuff to evaluate. In all fairness I am 50/50 on this. I would like to see ALL the evidence before concluding one way or another.

Answer 7

Jesus is not buried in Jerusalem. He rose and ascended into heaven. People knew about this tomb 30 years ago. I wonder what the agenda is for making this public at this time?

Answer 8

I believe that the Son of God ascened into Heaven. I also believe that it is very possile that the bones of His family may be found here on earth but not His. Jesus is another name for Josuah, which was real popular back in the day, so my faith is still not faultered by man.

Answer 9

No.
This is just another hack on conspiracy theories that have been around for years. If they really knew what was going on, and made a film about it, somebody would have to kill them. As it is they may make a few bucks.

Answer 10

If the body shows signs of Crucifixion, then it would cast doubt on the Resurrection. It's one of those debates that will never end.