Jesus: Tales From The Crypt

time-blog.com ^ | 2/23/07 | Tim McGirk

[Roberts]

Brace yourself. James Cameron, the man who brought you 'The Titanic' is back with another blockbuster. This time, the ship he's sinking is Christianity.

In a new documentary, Producer Cameron and his director, Simcha Jacobovici, make the starting claim that Jesus wasn't resurrected --the cornerstone of Christian faith--and that his burial cave was discovered near Jerusalem. And, get this, Jesus sired a son with Mary Magdelene.

No, it's not a re-make of "The Da Vinci Codes'. It's supposed to be true.

Let's go back 27 years, when Israeli construction workers were gouging out the foundations for a new building in the industrial park in the Talpiyot, a Jerusalem suburb. of Jerusalem. The earth gave way, revealing a 2,000 year old cave with 10 stone caskets. Archologists were summoned, and the stone caskets carted away for examination. It took 20 years for experts to decipher the names on the ten tombs. They were: Jesua, son of Joseph, Mary, Mary, Mathew, Jofa and Judah, son of Jesua. Israel's prominent archeologist Professor Amos Kloner didn't associate the crypt with the New Testament Jesus. His father, after all, was a humble carpenter who couldn't afford a luxury crypt for his family. And all were common Jewish names.

There was also this little inconvenience that a few miles away, in the old city of Jerusalem, Christians for centuries had been worshipping the empty tomb of Christ at the Church of the Holy Sepulcher. Christ's resurrection, after all, is the main foundation of the faith, proof that a boy born to a carpenter's wife in a manger is the Son of God.

But film-makers Cameron and Jacobovici claim to have amassed evidence through DNA tests, archeological evidence and Biblical studies, that the 10 coffins belong to Jesus and his family.

Ever the showman, (Why does this remind me of the impresario in another movie,"King Kong", whose hubris blinds him to the dangers of an angry and very large ape?) Cameron is holding a New York press conference on Monday at which he will reveal three coffins, supposedly those of Jesus of Nazareth, his mother Mary and Mary Magdalene. News about the film, which will be shown soon on Discovery Channel, Britain's Channel 4, Canada's Vision, and Israel's Channel 8, has been a hot blog topic in the Middle East (check out a personal favorite: Israelity Bites) Here in the Holy Land, Biblical Archeology is a dangerous profession. This 90-minute documentary is bound to outrage Christians and stir up a titanic debate between believers and skeptics. Stay tuned.

[WestVirginiaRebel]

For the record, I think that Jesus' message of forgiveness and salvation through God is more of a cornerstone of Christian faith than whether he was physically ressurected or not. Even so, this is very weird.

[the_daug]

I Corinthians 15:3For I delivered to you first of all that which I also received, how that Christ died for our sins according to the scriptures; 4 And that he was buried, and that he rose again the third day according to the scriptures: 5 And that he was seen of Cephas, then of the twelve: 6 After that, he was seen of above five hundred brothers at once; of whom the greater part remain to this present, but some are fallen asleep

Shhhhhh! can you keep a secret

[Perdogg]

There was already a movie done about this. I cannot remember the title, it was an Israeli-Italian movie where a tomb was found and they found a body in it.

[Between the Lines]

And if Christ has not been raised, our preaching is useless and so is your faith. -- 1 Corinthians 15:14

[captmar-vell]

the end cannot come unless there is a falling away first.

these hollywierd maroon's only glory will be to play even a small role in this larger play

[Sola Veritas]

"You do know that Joseph, Jesus, and Mary were extremely common names at that time. It wouldn't mean a whole lot finding families with those names, anyway."

Indeed they were. This is just another non-event that won't change the minds of any believer, and will soon be forgotten by even the non-believer.

[GoLightly]

There is a big masonic push to claim our Lord and Savior Christ Jesus succombed to sexual desire, having illegitimate children with Mary Magdalene, now apparantly wasn't resurrected, let alone ascended, but on the other hand are also pushing to advocate Islam.

Cite?

[Between the Lines]

these hollywierd maroon's only glory will be to play even a small role in this larger play

There is a reason that there is little evidence of Jesus outside of the Bible. If there were overwhelming evidence, what good would our faith be?

[Rastus]

The Body.

[Gene Eric]

>> Producer Cameron and his director, Simcha Jacobovici, make the starting claim that Jesus wasn't resurrected

 

Ring...  Ring... Ring... 

JC:  Hello.
LAB: Hello, is this Mr. Cameron?
JC:  Yes, this is he.
LAB: Mr. Cameron, we're terribly sorry. Do you recall 
     the lab report we sent you regarding the DNA sample?
JC:  Yes.
LAB: Well, as it turns out, we had a clerical error in
     the lab and we inadvertently gave your the results
     from a family in a neighboring village.

CD:  "Near, Far, where ever you are I believe that the heart
     does go on...."

JC:  My God, what have I done ?!!!

CD:  "You are safe in my heart, and my heart will go on..."

[Tax-chick]

And he probably thinks he's the first person ever to have come up with this brilliant explanation! What a maroon.

[Perdogg]

Thank you!

[SunkenCiv]

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[SunkenCiv]

thanks go to GoLightly and xcamel for compiling the list (thus far) of such topics:

http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1789769/posts
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-religion/1789966/posts
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1790456/posts
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-religion/1790579/posts
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/1790608/posts
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/1790818/posts
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1790884/posts
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-religion/1790953/posts
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1791244/posts
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-religion/1791251/posts
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1791352/posts
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1791365/posts
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1791383/posts
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1791513/posts
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1791544/posts
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1791583/posts
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1791588/posts
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1791610/posts

[John 6.66=Mark of the Beast?]

Attacking Christianity is easy no one will kill you and burn your houses down.

If this man and his pitifully partner had any real stones let them raise doubt that Muhammed didn't ascend directly to Heaven.

This would take real guts in that part of the world they could loose their lives and and the lives of their families.

But like I said it does not take any stones to attack Christ.