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Yes, of course. It goes against the bible.

2007-02-28 12:58:32 · answer #1 · answered by Justsyd 7 · 3 3

If it was proven to be Peter's tomb, you can bet the same people claiming it is Jesus' tomb would suddenly be denying that it was Peter's tomb even with the equivalent evidence.

How can anyone prove it was Jesus' tomb? What would it take? Demonstrating that the tomb might belong to a married couple supports that it is probably not. Don't you think that, in order to prove it was Jesus' tomb, there would be supporting evidence in the Bible? Without that evidence, there is no evidence. That calls into question these finds, where is the evidence? One cannot claim the evidence is in the Bible, for the Bible does not mention Jesus dying and not raising from the dead, being married to someone and having children.

Is there an ancient source, which was written at the time, that says Jesus was buried in this matter, at this place, that He was a liar and that He had a family? Is there any explanation as to how they got away with what it written in the gospels and in the rest of the New Testament when just anyone could go to Jerusalem, check out his grave, and see it is all a lie?

Christians do not deny the truth, if something is proven, I see no reason why they would deny it, unless the evidence was suspect with good cause. The evidence in this case appears to be missing. "Some coincidences" are not evidence for anything.

2007-02-28 13:15:58 · answer #2 · answered by Shawn D 3 · 0 1

First of all, how would you prove it was Jesus tomb? It is not like we have DNA from Christ to work with.

According to eyewitness accounts, Jesus rose from the dead. If his political and religious enemies could have produced a body back then, they would have and Christianity would never have come into existence in the first place.

Several archeologiests, including the one who originally found the tomb in question, have said that there is no way it was the tomb spoken of in Scripture. That tomb is on the other side of the city at the Church of the Holy Seplechure. More likely, it was a multi-generational tomb of a middle class family.

2007-02-28 13:08:38 · answer #3 · answered by Tim 6 · 2 1

That crap was found 27 years ago, and never a word about it (which should say all that needs to be said about it). Now, suddenly James Cameron says that it may be the tomb of Jesus and people swallow it? You people put more faith in James Cameron than in the Word of God?

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
"I don't think that Christians are going to buy into this," Pfann said. "But skeptics, in general, would like to see something that pokes holes into the story that so many people hold dear."
"How possible is it?" Pfann said. "On a scale of one through 10 — 10 being completely possible — it's probably a one, maybe a one and a half."

Pfann is even unsure that the name "Jesus" on the caskets was read correctly. He thinks it's more likely the name "Hanun." Ancient Semitic script is notoriously difficult to decipher.
Amos Kloner was the first archaeologist to see the site when it was discovered in 1980.
Kloner also said the filmmakers' assertions are false.

"It was an ordinary middle-class Jerusalem burial cave," Kloner said. "The names on the caskets are the most common names found among Jews at the time."

2007-02-28 13:22:26 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 2 1

The fundamentalists would. So many people would rather believe ONLY what's written in the bible, with no room for any variance...than use their own common sense...AND the bible.

This isn't to say it's true and this IS the tomb of Jesus, but if it's PROVEN that it is...they will claim that science is bunk and hasn't proven anything. It will take Jesus himself, to come down and tell them...and even then, there would be denial.

2007-02-28 13:02:45 · answer #5 · answered by Lisa E 6 · 5 0

If it were possible to say"this is the tomb of Jesus the Christ and so on" we Christians could not deny it but i can justify it. but sadly for every doubter out there the tomb of the Christ has yet to be found with bones.

2007-02-28 13:05:39 · answer #6 · answered by ALEIII 3 · 0 0

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.

2007-03-01 01:53:50 · answer #7 · answered by bpgveg14 5 · 0 0

As a christian myself i do believe that you have to have a strong faith and believe that Jesus did the things he did for a reason. But to think that this tomb could be Jesus and his "family" i guess i would have to be shown 100% facts that this was him because my faith as a christian is that Jesus was the man I read about in the bible and It would complelty make me feel lost if someone told me his life was a lie. Would it not ruin Christianty it self? I dont think we won't be able to deny it we just won't want to think that our wonderful Savior really isnt what we thought. If he does have this tomb then all his accomplishments will be lost. What other religion has a man that can be beaten and walk with a cross and not die. I really believe in my heart this man is what i truly read about in the bible. But all are entitled to their belief. I just hope mine aren't lost. Just remember in those days the names jesus and mary were veryy common. Or at least I really hope. LOL

2007-02-28 13:05:59 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 0 2

It is not Jesus's tomb he rose on the third day.He has not married and has not had any children.All this stuff about that being Jesus's tomb is all wrong and all the Christians know that

2007-02-28 13:24:46 · answer #9 · answered by paul 2 · 0 2

What tomb? What in the world are you talking about?

Here's your answer: You have a chip on your shoulder.

2007-03-02 11:16:47 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 0 0

The problem here is that it is extremely difficult to verify if this tomb was Jesus Christ's tomb...at the time, many people in Jerusalem were named Jesus...in addition, the name enscribed on the tomb is "jesus of jerusalem." Jesus Christ is known as Jesus of Nazareth, as that was his home and the ocation where he lived the majority of his life...so, given this evidence, most Christians would not be ready to accept this as Jesus Christ's tomb without some degree of skepticism.

2007-02-28 13:03:13 · answer #11 · answered by Peter K 2 · 5 2

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