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A new documentary by the Oscar-winning director, James Cameron, argues that 10 ancient ossuaries (small caskets used to store bones) discovered in a suburb of Jerusalem in 1980 may have contained the bones of Jesus and his family.
One of the caskets even bears the title, "Judah, son of Jesus," hinting that Jesus may have had a son. The tomb bears the name "Mary" as well, but scholars argue that these were some of the most common Jewish names at the time. The very fact that Jesus had an ossuary would contradict the Christian belief that he was resurrected and ascended to heaven.
In 1996, when the BBC aired a short documentary on the same subject, archaeologists challenged the claims. Amos Kloner, the first archaeologist to examine the site, said the idea fails to hold up by archaeological standards but makes for profitable television. "They just want to get money for it," Kloner said.
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."
James Cameron claims to have DNA evidence that will match that of Jesus, however. Specifics on Cameron's proof are not known yet, but a press conference to be held shortly should clear more up. "The Lost Tomb of Christ" will be aired on the Discovery Channel on March 4th.
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Thought this was rather interesting. I'm not a very religious person, but I tend to find this a little far fetched. I'm eager to see what is said in the press conference though. I find it amusing how there is a constant battle to prove or dis-prove Christ's life. When The Da Vinci Code was written, there had to be countless other books written to counter-attack the claims of Dan Brown's novel. It all seems so silly to me. The way I see it, you should believe what you want to believe. I'm not very religious at all, but I have no problems with people who are.
One of the caskets even bears the title, "Judah, son of Jesus," hinting that Jesus may have had a son. The tomb bears the name "Mary" as well, but scholars argue that these were some of the most common Jewish names at the time. The very fact that Jesus had an ossuary would contradict the Christian belief that he was resurrected and ascended to heaven.
In 1996, when the BBC aired a short documentary on the same subject, archaeologists challenged the claims. Amos Kloner, the first archaeologist to examine the site, said the idea fails to hold up by archaeological standards but makes for profitable television. "They just want to get money for it," Kloner said.
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."
James Cameron claims to have DNA evidence that will match that of Jesus, however. Specifics on Cameron's proof are not known yet, but a press conference to be held shortly should clear more up. "The Lost Tomb of Christ" will be aired on the Discovery Channel on March 4th.
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Thought this was rather interesting. I'm not a very religious person, but I tend to find this a little far fetched. I'm eager to see what is said in the press conference though. I find it amusing how there is a constant battle to prove or dis-prove Christ's life. When The Da Vinci Code was written, there had to be countless other books written to counter-attack the claims of Dan Brown's novel. It all seems so silly to me. The way I see it, you should believe what you want to believe. I'm not very religious at all, but I have no problems with people who are.