Tuesday, February 27, 2007

Is it Jesus' tomb?

Could it be? Have they really found Jesus' tomb?
Ten ossuaries, or limestone bone boxes found in a tomb in Talpiot, Jerusalem are now being credited as holding the bones of Jesus and His family. They were found by a construction crew building an apartment complex.
They were found on March 28, 1980. The names inscripted on the ossuaries were, Jesus, Mary, Matthew, Joseph, Mary Magdalene, and Judah. Note that those were common names for the first century B.C.

This article says that if the evidence supports it, that Jesus could have been married to Mary Magdalene, and they could've had a baby boy named Judah. This theory was popularized by "The Da Vinci Code." I don't think that's true. Now, there has been a lot of controversy because some scientists belive that the baby Judah was the baby described as "sleeping in Jesus' lap" at the Last Supper in the gospel of John. I don't really know what to think of that. The Bible says that Jesus welcomed the little children, so the child could have been someone else's, but I don't know how many people present at the Last Supper had children. Of course, all these theories are completely opposite of what the Christian faith states. As I am a Christian, I can't help thinking these theories are wrong. The evidence stated in the Bible just doesn't support it.

Amos Kloner, a scholar, states that this is a tomb of a well to do Jewish family. He says that the names are just a coincidence.
He is adamant that there is no evidence to support claims that it was the tomb of Jesus. I believe he is right on!
He said, "There's no way to take a religous story and turn it into something scientific."

If you want more information, visit this website.

http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20070226/ts_alt_afp/usisraelreligionchristianityarchaeologyfilm;_ylt=AmnD0pIkJiSu9.5lDV98ylBH2ocA

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