Hey, on "The Lost Tomb of Jesus", did they find any bones?

Question

I didnt watch it, long day, I fell asleep. And from the lack of commotion on this site I guess they didnt find anything.

So was the Ressurection disproven or is Christianity still alive and well?

Answer 1

Yes, the ossuaries had bones. They were removed and reburied according to Jewish tradition, and the empty ossuaries moved to a warehouse back in 1980. Most of them had been cleaned and vaccumed in preparation for display, but two of them (the Jesus and Mariamne (Magdalene?) ossuaries) were not, and still had bone fragments. These were tested for a DNA match, and found to be maternally unrelated, which is consistent with a husband and wife (or any of a dozen other hypotheses).

IMO, the documentary was great storytelling and *awful* science. I worry that people might think that this is how scientists, or archaeologists, work or think. The guy doing the film was a filmmaker (and he says as much), not an archaeologist.

I had to laugh at the part where they broke into the sealed tomb next to the apartment building, and the Israeli Antiquities authorities showed up to shut them down ... the filmmaker is surprised by this, they thought that getting permission from the apartment building owners was enough. Ack! Real archaeologists know better.

So no the resurrection was not disproven.

Note that it is not the resurrection that it questions, but the ascension. The Ted Koppel-led discussion with theologians after the program centered on whether the ascension would have to be physical, or whether Jesus could have ascended into heaven and left his body behind.

But bottom line, the story is not over. Real archaeologists will continue to study this.

I also find it odd that nobody is talking more about the bones. Yes, they are buried now, but is the location known, and is Israel just prohibiting further exhumation and examination of them? Did anybody note the signs of crucifixion on one of the skeletons (which would be pretty unmistakeable)?

Answer 2

they would still go on believing if they cloned Jesus' DNA into a full Jesus clone and had him tapdancing on Jay Leno.

I don't know, there was a lot of criticism of (nonreligious) archeologists and of course the religious people. I just don't know. They found several bone fragments by the way. And the tombs were inscribes with (in Hebrew) Jesus, Mary, I think Mathew and whatever his brother was supposed to be named as (James?). Again, not really sure. That would be a rather large coincidence to have that cluster of names together, even though all by themselves they would be just a bunch of common names. But together?

But I know the heliocentrism/geocentrism thing didn't kill it, evolution didn't kill it, and a corpse that might or might have not been Jesus probably won't kill it.

Answer 3

well i went to church today and im a Christian so yes but even if they had found "the bones of Christ" i would still be a Christian because those arent his bones and they cant prove that it was him! and by the way what took them so long to find it????

Answer 4

They found bones but not those belonging to Jesus of Nazareth...He's alive so Christianity is alive and well.

Answer 5

*drink*
They brought up some interesting points, but even if they could prove this, christianity isn't going to fall on one archaeological find.

Answer 6

THE LORD HAS RISEN THOSE BONES ARE NOT HIS !!! He was buried in a friends tomb not a family tomb geezo.

Answer 7

Nope they didn't.........because he didn't die.......he rose to the heaven and that's where he will be until the day of judgement then he will come back..........No one answering.........oh well they must be questioning Christianity too...............

Answer 8

they did match up DNA samples , so their are some leftovers!