Jesus Burial Tomb?
Recently, questions have been raised regarding the historicity of the death and resurrection of Jesus. These issues emerged from the directorial genius of James Cameron and is entitled, "The Lost Tomb of Jesus." This new Hollywood-quality documentary is set to air March 4th, 2007 on the Discovery Channel. However, this documentary is poorly supported by the historical and scientific data, regardless of how well the film has been made.
Good TV, Bad History & Science
| "[The Lost Tomb of Jesus] will make good TV but involves a bad critical reading of history. Basically, this is old news with a new interpretation. We have known about this tomb since it was discovered in 1980. There are all sorts of reasons to see that this is much ado about nothing much." | ||
| - | Dr. Ben Witherington, New Testament professor at Asbury Theological Seminary and author of What Have They Done With Jesus? | |
An incredible number of problems are present in the recent claim that Jesus' grave has been found. In the end, the time-honored, multi-faceted evidence for the Gospel data of the Deity, death, and bodily resurrection of Jesus are more convincing than ever. Even the early opponents of the Christian message acknowledged that Jesus' tomb was empty. And the evidence for Jesus' bodily resurrection appearances has never been refuted.
I've known about "The Lost Tomb of Christ" and the story behind it for quite some time. Last summer (2006), I interviewed James Tabor, the main scholar involved with "The Lost Tomb of Jesus" project. James was very helpful in answering my questions about the Talpiot site and we have become friends. Still, I am convinced that he is mistaken at virtually every evidential turn in the road. There is no way this should challenge a Christian's faith.
- The tomb was discovered in 1980; it is a very old story and it did not take anyone by surprise.
- The BBC did a documentary on the tomb in 1996.
... So why is this situation suddenly getting media attention?
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