I watched the "Tomb of Jesus" documentary on the Discovery channel and really don't understand what Jesus was doing all his years. When I was done watching the program it was apparent Jesus had roughly 4 kids and one with Mary Margolis (which was supposed to be his mother). I guess that proves Jesus & Mary Margolis were the first humans, thus, kicking Adam & Eve out of that role.
I also noticed Jesus took the captains' wheel on Noah's Ark as well so I wonder what that Noah guy's role really was - perhaps 1st mate? It is truly amazing they can determine all this from DNA.
2007-03-06 05:11:44 · 16 answers · asked by Billy Jack H 1 in Society & Culture ➔ Religion & Spirituality
I don't think you & I watched the same program, because thats not what I got.
2007-03-06 05:20:39 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋
Cameron is pandering to the public and his "discovery" will be proven to be just bad science:
- The statistical analysis is not rigorous
- The name "Jesus" was a popular name at that time, appearing in 98 other tombs and on 21 other ossuaries
- There is no historical evidence that Jesus was ever married or had a child
- The earliest followers of Jesus never called him, "Jesus, son of Joseph"
- It's unlikely Joseph, who had died earlier in Galilee, would have been buried in Jerusalem
- The Talipot tomb and ossuaries probably would have belonged to a rich family, which is not a historical match for Jesus
- Fourth-century church historian Eusebius makes quite clear the body of James, brother of Jesus, was buried alone near the temple mount.
- The two Mary ossuaries do not mention anyone from Migdal, but just Mary, a common name
- By all ancient accounts, the tomb of Jesus was empty, making it unlikely that any body was moved, allowed to decay for a year, then be put into an ossuary.
- If Jesus had remained in the tomb, first-century opponents of Christianity would most certainly have found His body and put it on public display.
- Amos Kloner, the first archaeologist to examine the site, said the conclusions cannot be supported by the evidence but it's a way to make money on television. He would have nothing to do with supporting the movie's assertions. "It's nonsense," he said.
- James, the half-brother of Jesus and author of the book of James, the early leader of the church in Jerusalem, was martyred for his faith. Why does James make no mention in his letter that Jesus was not bodily resurrected? When he was about to die why didn't he just recant his beliefs and say, 'Okay, okay! My brother didn't rise from the dead. Here's where we took him. Here's where his bones are. Here's our family tomb. We made the whole thing up?' People will generally not die for a lie when they know it's a lie. Why would James die perpetuating a lie when it would have been so easy to disprove? In fact why would any of the apostles go to their deaths for something they knew to be false?
As I have expected, there has been **no scientific or historical find** that has ever been shown to disprove the authenticity of the bible's history or theology.
Kind of disappointing to see that all it takes is a press conference and a slick TV show for some folks to form life-altering opinions versus taking the time to rationally examine all the issues and dig a little deeper. It is the Macdonald's generation: fast, superficial, and never satisfying.
2007-03-06 05:25:41 · answer #2 · answered by Ask Mr. Religion 6 · 1⤊ 1⤋
I watched the documentary on the Discovery Channel about the "Lost Tomb of Jesus"....it appears that you watched a different show.
2007-03-06 05:48:49 · answer #3 · answered by Tiger Eyes 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
You are very confused or joking. I hope the latter.
The case they made was OK, but they really left a lot of work undone. What they were claiming might be possible, but they really need to do DNA from the actual bones and map out the entire family. If they do that and the relationships line up they way they were saying, it is a slam dunk. If they don't, then they need to modify their thinking.
2007-03-06 05:24:23 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
You are confused my dear, because you listen to folks who twist the truth. As sure as these people say that their discovery is the bones of Jesus the Christ, and His family, there are other very capable professional people who are saying this is all a hoax. In the Bible Jesus was never married. At the cross he tells John to "Behold your mother", that was Jesus' mother Mary he was speaking about. Jesus was telling John to care for His mom after His death. He never mentioned a wife. Never is a wife mentioned in the Bible. Jesus came for a purpose to save mankind which did not include marriage. I must tell you if you want to follow Christianity you can not listen to every rumour and lie from the secular world. They are on a mission to destroy all trace of Christianity. Seek Christian counsel on these issues, not secular lies.
2007-03-06 05:20:01 · answer #5 · answered by angel 7 · 2⤊ 1⤋
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2016-12-05 08:09:22 · answer #6 · answered by ? 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Good grief... there are 80 posts on this already... this was a discovery almost 30 years ago. the archeologists already said that it was false and unlikely to be Jesus Christ's tomb ... and yet somoene wanted to make a $$$$ and did a FICTIONAL show making FICTIONAL claims and you believe it?! hello?!?! go get a national enquirer and believe all that garbage too.... cuz that is what the documentary was... garbage.... pure and simple!
2007-03-06 05:19:19 · answer #7 · answered by livinintheword † 6 · 1⤊ 1⤋
well I wouldn't concern myself with what was on the documentary that you saw for it was all purely fictitious....Jesus was never married and he had no children and Jesus didn't take the wheel on Noah's ark....this is all from a man who is making money off of falsely sharing info that was already confronted in 1980 and proven then to be false....when Jesus walked among us the name Jesus was a very common name and so was Mary among others the truth is found in the Bible ..that is where I would spend my time finding facts instead of listening to a man who is profiting and may I say say very much so off of this lie.....as long as people will listen to him he just keeps getting richer spreading his lies....
2007-03-06 05:19:14 · answer #8 · answered by shiningon 6 · 2⤊ 1⤋
"Men fear thought as they fear nothing else on earth -- more than ruin -- more even than death.... Thought is subversive and revolutionary, destructive and terrible, thought is merciless to privilege, established institutions, and comfortable habit. Thought looks into the pit of hell and is not afraid. Thought is great and swift and free, the light of the world, and the chief glory of man."
- Bertrand Russell
Especially new thought.
2007-03-06 05:23:20 · answer #9 · answered by Sweetchild Danielle 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I'm sorry that I haven't seen this documentary, so I can't go in detail about it. The bottom line, it was pure crap. I doubt anything about it is true.
DNA evidence from things that were two to five thousand years old? We can't even get lie detectors and pregnancy tests to be perfect.
2007-03-06 05:17:50 · answer #10 · answered by Nathan 1 · 2⤊ 1⤋
He also sang lead for Led Zeppelin - that's how come he knows so much about the stairway to Heaven.
2007-03-06 05:15:35 · answer #11 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 0⤋