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Oh no, please, don't.
James Cameron thinks he's found Jesus', Mary's, Joseph's, Mary Magdalene's, and Jesus' and MM's son Judah's coffins. Ridiculous.
Now, before we proceed: I do not want to start any theological debates. Don't do this to me. Really. This is not about theology. Really.
Now:
"Six of the coffins had inscriptions which, when translated into English, said "Jesus son of Joseph", twice "Maria", and "Judah son of Jesus".
"To a layman's eye it seems pretty darn compelling," said Cameron who is executive producer."
And that, Mr Cameron, is why the intelligent people of the world will be listening to the experts' opinions, and not the laymen's.
The first question I have to ask is: Why would the family of a Gallileean carpenter be buried south of Jerusalem? Has James Cameron ever looked at a map of Israel? And why would the son of a carpenter who spent the last three recorded years of his life (remember: no theological debates here) wandering around Israel apparently penniless be buried in such a fancy-looking casket?
Fortunately this article ends with a note of sanity:
""It's a beautiful story but without any proof whatsoever," Professor Amos Kloner, who had published the findings of his research in the Israeli periodical Atiqot in 1996.
"The names that are found on the tombs are names that are similar to the names of the family of Jesus," he said.
"But those were the most common names found among Jews in the first centuries BCE and CE," he added.
Osnat Goaz, a spokeswoman for the Israeli government agency responsible for archaeology, said: "We agreed to send the ossuaries, but it doesn't mean that we agree with the filmmakers.""
It's a pity, though, that this article doesn't bother telling us exactly what the findings of Professor Kloner's research were.
James Cameron thinks he's found Jesus', Mary's, Joseph's, Mary Magdalene's, and Jesus' and MM's son Judah's coffins. Ridiculous.
Now, before we proceed: I do not want to start any theological debates. Don't do this to me. Really. This is not about theology. Really.
Now:
"Six of the coffins had inscriptions which, when translated into English, said "Jesus son of Joseph", twice "Maria", and "Judah son of Jesus".
"To a layman's eye it seems pretty darn compelling," said Cameron who is executive producer."
And that, Mr Cameron, is why the intelligent people of the world will be listening to the experts' opinions, and not the laymen's.
The first question I have to ask is: Why would the family of a Gallileean carpenter be buried south of Jerusalem? Has James Cameron ever looked at a map of Israel? And why would the son of a carpenter who spent the last three recorded years of his life (remember: no theological debates here) wandering around Israel apparently penniless be buried in such a fancy-looking casket?
Fortunately this article ends with a note of sanity:
""It's a beautiful story but without any proof whatsoever," Professor Amos Kloner, who had published the findings of his research in the Israeli periodical Atiqot in 1996.
"The names that are found on the tombs are names that are similar to the names of the family of Jesus," he said.
"But those were the most common names found among Jews in the first centuries BCE and CE," he added.
Osnat Goaz, a spokeswoman for the Israeli government agency responsible for archaeology, said: "We agreed to send the ossuaries, but it doesn't mean that we agree with the filmmakers.""
It's a pity, though, that this article doesn't bother telling us exactly what the findings of Professor Kloner's research were.