Perfect… and these are the type of materials that the media should be putting forth, but then *we all know *why they don’t, and that is ‘TRUTH DOESN’T SELL’. There is absolutely, positively, NO WAY to definitively prove these graves belong to any specific person, never mind Jesus. How can they, unless they find a vile of DNA sitting on a shelf with the label, “sample, Jesus of Nazareth” on it, to compare to the ossuary. And Jacobovich knows this, and this allows him to make any claim he want. This is Erik Von Daken stuff my friends, the old ‘show me a ancient carving on a hillside in Peru, and I’ll show you space aliens’. Look at ‘Archeology Magazine’ and read what they say. This is bogus, bad science, and even worse, a heresy perpetrated by Hollywood for money and ultimately to degrade Christianity. Don’t kid yourselves, these guys know EXACTLY what they are doing. Names on tombs mean nothing, cooking up odds and statistics mean nothing. I didn’t know that ‘the odds of something possibly being true’ is the same thing as ‘actually being true beyond a shadow of a doubt’. But to Hollywood, **not **being able to DISPROVE it, is just as sweet, because that means, $$$$. It has been a topic on Catholic Radio lately and they have been pounding it. Lets let this die.
He was facilitating a discussion, there were times that certain guests, particularly the documentary maker was trying to monopolize the discussion. It was part of his job to interrupt a guest who was trying to prevent the opposing side from being heard. Remember, the documentary maker had just had 2 hours to present his case, the other guests had only a few minutes.
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used in this show. The biggest problem is the assumption that all the people named on the ossuaries were contemporaries. The use of ossuaries was used for about a century. There was no relationship in time between the individuals shown on the ossuaries or from any other source. Therefore the ossuaries came from a span of time covering 4 to 5 generations, which unravels the statistical equation, which assumed all the people lived at the same time.Another problem is the outright assumption that the named Mariemne and Jesus were unrelated and thus had to be married:rolleyes: . Again there is no spatial (time) relationship outside the century of ossuary use. As to the lack of DNA relationship (female side only) the show completely discounts male side cousins and father,s-in-law.:ehh:
From this I must conclude the show is just a piece of drama ment to drum up ratings by making untenable assumptions and grasping for facts.::nerd:I appreciate this link. The writer made her points very clearly in words and phrases I can understand. I never for a moment entertained a notion that this was the tomb of Jesus, but it’s nice to have a clear understanding on a level that isn’t based on faith.
Faith1960, you disappoint me. Look at what you are saying. First, “I wholeheartedly believe”, then “*Assuming we’ve been *taught correctly”, "Look at the ‘quote’ you use as your ‘tag line’. You are very conflicted and seem to be having a hard time with this. Do you believe or don’t you? You say one thing, then another, then act as if you’re not sure of either. Hang in there. Don’t buy into the media. They haven’t shown any credible proof of anything. They constructed that entire presentation, with the people they wanted, knowing full well Bill Donahue was a ranting overreactor and how that would play. Skip all the blitz and read authoritative material, IF that’s what you need to BELIEVE. Hopefully, you’ll be stronger than to waver under the next heretical dog and pony show. There is more going on here than meets the eye.
Tomb aside, I have to say that I really like the name Mariemne.
I don’t think I wrote that entire thing.
It is worse than that. At least with the Capone thing they had no idea what they were going to find. In this case, this is old news, it has been thoroughly researched and the claim was debunked over and over again over the last 27 years, and they hyped it anyway.
I’m surprised that YOUR surprised by any of this. Instead of looking at the so called ‘evidence’, first question who is presenting it, and what would be the motivation for making such an totally unprovable claim, which it is, totally unprovable, outside having actual verifiable DNA samples of Christ himself from the first century. Before even looking at this claim, look at the claimants, and…no surprise. You’re looking at this presentation with a curious naiveté, a logical approach, rather than with suspicion. PT Barnum would be proud. This reeks of mermaids, bearded women, three headed sheep and other side show illusions. They know how it works,… if you can’t PROVE IT IS NOT SO, then I’ll say, IT IS SO, and make as much fame and money as I can. Fortunately this outlandish stunt has backfired on Cameron and Jacobovich, which it remains to be seen how this will affect future work.
Good point. I think Cameron should listen to a line from one of his better movies spoken by the (name removed by moderator). “Hasta la Vista…Baby!” What is next for him Jesus on the Titanic?