So just because James Cameron says they found the tomb of Mary Joseph and Jesus I should believe it???

Answer 1

Filmmaker James Cameron is claiming he and some archeologists found the tomb of Jesus’s family. All the casket-like things called ossuaries are empty. I wonder what the archeologists were thinking when they found an ossuary with Jesus’s name on it. I can imagine the moment they removed the lid and looked in. If it were me, I’d wonder if I was going to see one of the following:

1. Nothing
2. Decomposed stuff
3. Jesus sitting up and saying, “What in Dad’s name took you so long?”

If you put an ordinary guy in an ossuary for 2,000 years, he’d clearly be dead. But if I were opening that ossuary I’d be wondering if maybe someone put Jesus in there after he died but before he arose. And maybe it’s hard to get out once you get in. I’d be worried that Jesus arose inside the stone box, and he’d be totally pissed that no one let him out until now.

I realize that this would not be the most rational worry in the world. But I like to base my worries on an expected value calculation. So for example, a 90% chance of getting a sliver would worry me about the same as a .000001% chance of a nuclear bomb going off in the backyard. In this ossuary example, I’d be looking at maybe a 2% chance of waking up an angry Jesus. I say that’s worth a worry.

If Jesus was in there, and sat up when I took the lid off, I’d first try to judge how angry he looked. If he had that money-changers-in-the-temple look, I’d go with a joke, like “Ha ha! Turn the other cheek!” Or maybe I’d try to explain to him that the extra suffering was extra good for humanity, and after all, that’s his job. Then I’d say, “Hey, I don’t like my job either, but you don’t see me complaining all the time.”

I know that some of you will say that if Jesus could move that big rock that was allegedly in front of his tomb in the traditional telling of his life, he’d have no trouble removing an ossuary lid. But he wasn’t supposed to be in an ossuary in the first place, so obviously if this ossuary is genuine, some of the details of the story were wrong. And if God let Jesus be crucified, it’s not a huge stretch of the imagination to think he’d let him stay in a stone box for 2,000 years. It makes sense to save your coolest miracle for when it’s needed most. And I think you’ll agree that this would be a good time for a messiah. And if you were God, you’d want James Cameron attached to this production. So it makes sense to me.

That’s why I’d be a crappy archeologist. I’d be afraid to open anything.

Answer 2

Maybe. Maybe not. As with anything, you should examine all evidence available with as critical an eye as you can possibly muster and then make your own decision.

You should never believe something just because james cameron or anyone says so. That includes religion, science and even yourself.

Never stop questioning.

Answer 3

How about watching the documentary before condemning it?
I've looked into it, and it has some merit. Statistically speaking, they've found thousands of these ostuaries and out of these thousands, they've only found two that have a father named Joseph with a son named Jesus.. now, add to it a mother named Mary, a wife named Mary Magdalene .. the chances of this happening are like 600 to 1. So, why not at least look at it?

This would actually be the very first historical evidence of his existence. No one says your faith has to change.. but, it's an interesting find.

Answer 4

i missed half the show because i chose to watch Enterprise on scifi channel.
im vague on the opinion, did they find bones in the boxes too.

because there is a legen coming from glustonbury that Mary was put in a boat without oars and set adrift. maybe it wasnt glustonbury! maybe france. Im vague on those Alternative Historical scenarious too.
if there were no bones in the tombs then it could be only a Symbolic tomb. placed there in memory of.
Then again it couldve been an anti christ Acheaological Forgery placed there to sow doubt in the gospel of christ. As if we need another scenario. People will believe what they want to. Not was is proveable, for the most part.

Answer 5

I believe that was put to rest by the man who originally found that grave along with 76 others. 36 had the name jesus on them. That's why he didn't say much. It was a very popular name at that time.

Answer 6

He only said that his findings "may" have held the bones of Jesus and his family. We don't know all parts of the truth, even James Cameron himself. So, you have reasons not to believe it.

Answer 7

I wouldn't believe it for a New York Second!

Look at all the eyewitnesses who saw Jesus ascend into the sky?

Look at all the lies that Satan likes to spread?

remember, to keep people out of heaven all he has to do is fool them enough to seperate them from G-d, right?

So why give them a super huge sin to send them to hell, when a simple, easy sin can do the same thing?

Answer 8

Believe this.....God visited me in my own home in a Fog.
read the link from my blog.
TRUE STORY

Answer 9

James Cameron just produced the documentary- real scientists are proving the facts! It has nothing to do with the maker of Terminator!
And obviously you are entitled to believe whatever you want, but I hope christians will keep their faith to themselves from now on- enough of 'because Jesus said so' crap!
Be happy- Live & Let LIVE!

Answer 10

You don't have to believe in anything that u don't want to.
if the idea offends u don't believe in it.