How can they determine it to be the tomb of Jesus?

Question

I noticed, a lot of questions, regarding the findings of Jesus's so called tomb. And how they are going ot use DNA, to see if its true. The only problem, i find with that. Is how are they going to determine ,its jesus's family, if jesus was not born of man. In other words, they say DNA, can be traced thru the mans genes. Now if its true what the bilble, says, about him being born of a virgin. and that mary had not had intercourse, with any man before this. then it would be kind of hard, don't you think? And besides, they would have to find direct linege of jesus.
And would have to trace Jesus's DNA, back to whoever, to determine, who the real father was.
Then in return, they need to find Mary linege, to detemine who her parents were. Then put them together, In other words if Jesus, was not born of mans seed, and mary was indeed, pregnated by an unknown, then how, would you trace someones line. If you have no DNA to go by. Think about it.

Answer 1

There is no way they can determine that the bones found in the tomb are those of Jesus and Mary. As you said, there is nothing to compare the DNA sample from the bones. You will have to get a DNA sample from the Biblical Jesus. Where will you find that?
Peace!

Answer 2

I am a Christian, and believe Jesus was born to the Mary, a Virgin. I am not swayed by Mr. Cameron. This subject was debunked in the early 1980's, when the sarcophagus of David, brother of Jesus was found.
Last night I watched the Discovery Channel, and these guys were hyperventilating while finding signs on tombs...on and on...so, I started snickering to myself, these grown men have too much money and time on their hands. And, of coarse some media coverage is offering it's time (a waste), to a document some kind of foolish grown up fairy tale. But here's the bad part, they are actually calling it a "documentary". Oh, get real! Well that's just bully. Some poor unsuspecting soul will see this and think it's real.

DNA??? Oh fine, go ahead, and waste more money. Some people live in their own limited little world. With little ittsy bittsey minds. But, this is redundant, have $$ to burn. I don't care, they can do a DNA analysis on the whole country side. It won't change anything I believe.
They will be made out to be fools, that's in the Bible too. God will mock science in the end.

All in all, I hope this will convert more people to being a Christian.

Answer 3

Well, even if he isn't Joseph's son, he is still atleast born of Mary, who IS human and DID have DNA, so atleast that much might be traceable. And Jesus is fully human (and supposedly fully God- but being fully human, he would have fully human genetics), he just wasn't concieved in sin, according to what it now says in the Gospel of Matthew. Most of the show was speculation, and was hardly backed by anything but circumstancial evidence, so right now its just an idea that needs looking into. But none of the above is really important. Think about it like this: 1) The bible's record of Jesus's life is 100% true, and therefore it proves that the tomb cannot be Jesus's, and so therefore you can go on believing fully in what the bible says and this doesn't matter, OR 2) The bible isn't 100% true and perhaps this proves the bible wrong, in which case, why believe in the bible at all if it has errors? So, which case would you back? Are you willing to question your faith for something that is just speculation? my advice: dont worry about it.

Answer 4

Perhaps they are going to compare the DNA to the Holy Shroud of Turin (or Torino for those affiliated with NBC). But, of course, if they did, they would have to acknowledge the authenticity of the Shroud. One minute faithless people like James Cameron would deny that Jesus even existed, then in the next study they actually find His supposed tomb! Once again, Jesus' predictions about the world hating Him have come true.

Answer 5

This is exactly why the Christians always have and will continue to attack science. Just think if they are able to extract the nuclear DNA from Jesus and use it to trace the various relationships or run it against his mother's DNA and then come up with God's DNA! Just imagine the issues that would pop out of the woodwork if they could isolate DNA from "God". Don't forget the CLONE JESUS SOCIETY. What an unusual "second coming" that would produce!

Answer 6

They are using the DNA evidence to find out if two of the people (Jesus and Mary) are related, of the same family. They are not looking for fathers and mothers per se...There is no way they could answer that with material that old anyways...just a relation is all, or lack of one.

Answer 7

Okay, news flash -- most of the atheists here have already said this whole tomb story is bunk for good reason.

It is a real tomb. The ossuaries are real.

It is not the tomb of the same Yshua bar-Ysef who created the philosophy that Paul later codified into Christianity.


Is this thing really panicking you Christians this bad? Just ignore it and move on. Yeash.

Answer 8

They cant...just ignore it....

2 Peter 3:2-4
2That ye may be mindful of the words which were spoken before by the holy prophets, and of the commandment of us the apostles of the Lord and Saviour:

3Knowing this first, that there shall come in the last days scoffers, walking after their own lusts,

4And saying, Where is the promise of his coming? for since the fathers fell asleep, all things continue as they were from the beginning of the creation.

Answer 9

The linage is recorded in the Book of Luke.

(Luke 3:23) And Jesus himself began to be about thirty years of age, being (as was supposed) the son of Joseph, which was the son of Heli,

(Luke 3:24) Which was the son of Matthat, which was the son of Levi, which was the son of Melchi, which was the son of Janna, which was the son of Joseph,

(Luke 3:25) Which was the son of Mattathias, which was the son of Amos, which was the son of Naum, which was the son of Esli, which was the son of Nagge,

ETC.

Answer 10

I'll be interested to see if they test the blood on the Shroud of Turin, Holy Face of Manopello, Shroud of Oviedo or perhaps the crown or nails... But they won't.