HEY CHRISTIANS: Can I ask you about them finding Herod's tomb?

Question

1) Do you believe it? Y'all didn't believe it when they found Jesus's tomb recently.

2) Where are Herod's bones? They weren't there! Does that mean he rose from the ?

Why not? For centuries, Christians have been touting "the empty tomb" of Jesus, even though nobody knew where it was, nor whether or not it was actually empty. Seems to me there's more evidence for Herod rising from the than Jesus!

Answer 1

First of all I am not a qualified archaeologist nor a historian. So start there.

Are you here to mock Christians or are you genuinely interested in substantiating what the bible says with archaeological findings?

Here is my take on it all, it is cool that they found a tomb with the name Herod on it. So that means that there really was a dude named Herod. There were guys named Herod and there were guys named Jesus during that time, so if they found tombs with those names it would mean to me that at least you can say that the bible didn't make those names up.

God really is the only one who knows the truth of this finding. He does tell us in His Word that Jesus would rise from the dead and I believe that.

If you want to try to prove or disprove the bible you will be able to "fit" what you find into your belief.

Having said that I have seen a display of the dead sea scrolls and if I wasn't already a believer that would have had a large impact on prompting me to at least take the bible seriously.

The bottom line is what about you? Do you take Jesus, God the bible seriously? Did you know that all of the biblical prophecies that have been fulfilled to date have been 100% accurate?

So back to your argument that we Christians tout "Jesus's tomb was empty" - if you are interested in finding out more about that, read and study the bible. Look into biblical prophecy, then get back to us.

Answer 2

It wouldn't be the first time a tomb had no body.
There are some ornate egyptian sites without a body.
There are no records of how Herod died, and he may well have drowned and never be found.

People like Herod had their tombs made long before they needed them. So if Herod did die somewhere and the body not found, say, if he died in a fire.
Then that tomb would remain empty.

Also, the reason many people believe the "Jesus" tomb to not be his, is because of its location.

You will also want to remember that Jesus was in his tomb for 3 days. Even if you believe that he never really died, he was still there fore only three days, and on Jewish land.

Its far more probable that Jesus' tomb has someone in it than is completely empty and has been for 2000 years.

Answer 3

I do not know I am not an archaeologist or a historian, I just go by what those intellectual guys say it is. They know more about this ancient stuff than my unqualified guess.
Do you think this is another conspiracy? Well throw it on the heap where the 9/11; moon landings and Roswell conspiracies are. I am sure someone will make a youtube video of your views.
Funny how people put their faith in scientists and educated people yet when they bring evidence that supports something that they have a bias against then suddenly science is no longer valid because they are not agreeing to their prejudiced opinions.

If these archaeologists say they are certain that is Herod's tomb then who am I to say they are wrong. They did the homework.

Answer 4

No one has proved it was Jesus' tomb, although we do know how some of this "theory" and "evidence" is recorded. As for it being Herod's tomb, I don't think this really shows it was his tomb, or that his bones might not have been moved. Over the centuries, many graves have been broken into and things stolen.

Answer 5

1. I don't think Christians find it valid that just because Jesus' tomb has not been found that points toward resurrection. We're not as simple as that.

2. "Jesus' tomb" was a ridiculous farce. Its hotly debated among archeologists, historians and linguists. Additionally, Discovery did not consult leading theologians and other Christian scholars. Biases, biases...

3. I'm not sure if I believe they found Herod's tomb. If they have, its a wonderful find for history and archeology in the region. However, I haven't begun to examine the evidence.

Answer 6

Um, do some research on "Jesus' tomb." The archaeologist whou found it in 1980 said it is not the Jesus of the Bible. That was a popular name. There are more than 100 tombs found with Jesus name, even Jesus son of Joseph. This tomb was hyped in 1996 with little success. Now we get it again. Seriously, just research it on the web for 15 minutes.

The tomb of Herod is interesting, but I've not read much about it yet.

Answer 7

1) Doesn't really matter one way or the other to me. Sure, it would be nice if it were true, but Herod's historicity is largely unquestioned.

2) The difference between Herod and Jesus is that hundreds, if not thousands, of people saw Jesus walking around afterward. We're still waiting on Herod.

Answer 8

As a christian i will say whether or not this is herods tomb makes no difference to my faith. As to resurrection Jesus was gone after three days, Herod after two thousand years a bit of a time difference. I do not as a rule answer these kind of questions that obvious making light of my belief, But religion is based on fact and faith, my faith remains strong.

Answer 9

First of all, understand that they didn't actually *find* Herod the Great's tomb -- what they found *may* be bits of his outer sarcaphagus. After Herod the Great died, history documents that his enemies destroyed his sarcaphagus. I'm not aware of anything that tells us what they did with the inner sarcaphagus or his body (if anyone can link me to this, I'd appreciate it).

*If* the archeologist finds the actual tomb where Herod's body was interred; and *if* the body is found, then it would be of great significance, but not to Christians.

So no, Herod didn't arise from the dead. He will one day, though, and he won't be pleased at what God has to say to him.......

Answer 10

Yes, its pretty cool they found Harod's tomb. You're under a misconception though, they didn't find the tomb of Jesus, they found the tomb of some biblical time family. Jesus was a very popular name, so was Joseph and Mary, but you'd know that if you'd done any research at all into it. Much easier to believe everything you see on tv, without any legitimate archaologists to verify a thing. This from the group that's constantly telling us we ignore science, when its apparently you that isn't paying attention to the actual scientists that dispute the Jesus tomb nonsense. Typical basher/troll mindset, anything to bash, but not interested enough to actually do your homework first.