Did they really find Jesus bones?

Question

please tel me more cuz here in Greece the media said nothing about it!!!

Answer 1

NO.More B-U-L-L S-H-I-T to lead people away from Christ.

Answer 2

In the 1980s, several bone boxes where found as part of a large graveyard unearthed outside of Jerusalem. Among the boxes where ones that bore the name "Jesus", another "Mary" another "Joseph" and one "Judah the son of Jesus".

All four names where very very common at that time. The NEw Testament alone has two other people named Jesus, five other Marys, three other Josephs, and 4 Judahs (Jude, Judas) just amoung Jesus 12 disciples (and other besides). So statictically to find those four names together is very very likely.

If this Joseph is the father of Jesus, what is he doing buried in Jerusalem? Joseph lived in northern Judea, hundreds of miles away, and had died before Jesus ever became famous or journeyed to Jerusalem. He would not be buried in Jerusalem.

If this Judah (Judas) is the son of Jesus Christ, why would Jesus (or as most people believe Mary was still pregnant at the time of Jesus' crucifixion on the child was born later) or Mary have named his son after the man who betrayed him? Duh!!

Also, DNA testing done in 1996 has shown that the bones of the four people are NOT related to each other.

Three three archeologist who inital made ans studied this finding have all denounced the claim that these are the bones of Jesus Christ as false. Amos Kloner (the lead scholar) has stated that the upcoming TV special "has been made for the money" and is false in its claims and representation of the find.

The reason that the story has not gotten a lot of media play is because it was disproven in the 1980s when the bones first appeared, and again in the 1990s when the original British TV special about them aired. But because the special has been re-edited by Oscar winner James Cameron (of Titanic) with himself narrating and appearing in parts, the US TV station planning to air it next week has been getting publicity for it.

Answer 3

The media in Greece are behaving much more professionally than many in the US media are, then.

Although to be fair, many US media outlets are reporting that the real pros -- the archaeologists -- completely deny this "Jesus' bones" story.

So, no, these are definitely not Jesus' bones.

One reason is that "Jesus" was a very common name in ancient Palestine. So were "Mary" and "Joseph," for that matter.

Another reason is that only the wealthy could afford the type of tomb these bones where found in -- and Jesus was definitely not wealthy.

Still another reason: Jesus was from Nazareth, not Jerusalem, so there's no way any tomb of His would carry the inscription "Jesus of Jerusalem," which is what the news says is the case here.

The makers of this documentary know that there's a market for this sort of stuff. In today's increasingly secularized world, anti-Christianity sells.

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Answer 4

They found an ossuary that said Jesus... and no bones. That is kind of like finding a tomb stone with Mike or David on it.

This is from the BBC News
Israeli archaeologist Amos Kloner, who was among the first to examine the tomb when it was first discovered, said the names marked on the coffins were very common at the time.
"I don't accept the news that it was used by Jesus or his family," he told the BBC News website.
"The documentary filmmakers are using it to sell their film.

These ossuary have been sitting on the shelf for over 20 years and now thanks to the DaVinci code etc. it is big news.

The new testement holds alot more archaeological and historical evidence than a Cameron movie. The fact that some fishermen and a tax collector went from hiding to preaching in the temple and then dying for their faith should say alot more than a fiction movie. Besides they have found tombs with Jesus name on it all over the world. There is even one in Japan that is centuries old.... apparently it appeared shortly after the Japanese were exposed to the first Christian missionaries. I couldn't find the page on the archaological details but did find this "strange" page.
http://www.thiaoouba.com/tomb.htm * sounds like a cult or strange sect to me but it does cover some of it.

The book a Case for Christ covers it better than I can here. It was written by an atheist that started investigating Jesus and became a Christian and now has quite a large ministry.

Answer 5

Don't think they did, it's mostly media hype (something most media people are making noise about) The findings occured in the year 1980, and since the names that were inscribed on the box were names that were common during Jesus'es life on earth there is no way to prove other wise.

Check out the website below, read the article and based on your own convictions decide what to believe.

Jesus died resurrected and went to Heaven.

Hope this helps, If not have a good day anyway.

Answer 6

No they did not find Jesus bones. It's a money making hoax by the guy who made the Titanic movie and hasn't had a hit since. Jesus and his relatives did not have a family tomb. They were a Galilee family with no ties in Jerusalem. The Talpiot tomb belonged to a middle-class family from the 1st century CE. He's looking to top The Davinci Code and The Passion of Christ.

Answer 7

According to articles I have read about the "Special," NO! The found some stove boxes with names scratched in them. There is NO evidence that they ever held the bones of Jesus the Christ, or anybody else for that matter. As som many are quick to point out on this page, "Jesus" was a common name at that time. That is why I ALWAYS specify the Christ when I refer to Him. Just another attempt by satan's minions to destroy the faith. YBIC

Answer 8

A documentary executive produced by American filmmaker James ("Titanic") Cameron and soon to be aired on the Discovery Channel will attempt to answer that very question. It premieres in the States on March 4th.

http://www.discovery.com/tomb
http://dsc.discovery.com/news/2007/02/25/tomb_arc.html?category=archaeology&guid=20070225073000

Myself, I'm approaching the idea with a healthy skepticism, but it's interesting (though not really surprising) to see how many people are loudly denouncing Cameron and his documentary before they've even seen the evidence he alleges to have.

Answer 9

The peolpe who found it claim it is, but there is no way to prove it. The tomb has the remains of several people, and the combination of names, which includes Jesus, Jospeh, Mary, the name of Jesus's brother and a couple other ones, made them conclude that it was Jesus's family's tomb. Of course, those names were all pretty common back then, so its impossible to know for sure but probably not.

Answer 10

No. What they found were two boxes with some bones, which were reburied immediately. The boxes had some names on them - Jesus, Marianne, Judah, which were extremely common names back then. The English equivalents would be perhaps Bob, Tom, Sue.

This type of hoax is perpetrated every couple of years.

Answer 11

Probably not. They're doing DNA testing; initial results indicate the bones came from a bird, possibly an ancient Kentucky Fried Chicken franchise......