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A Titanic story of Jesus
The Titanic was real, so must "The Lost Tomb of Jesus" which includes Jesus, the Biblical Savior of the world; his wife, Mary Magdeline, and their son Judah, also be real?
Where does that question come from? James Cameron, the filmmaker who explored the wreck of the Titanic and directed an Oscar-winning feature film based on its sinking, is the executive producer of a documentary based on the Jesus-was-married-and-had-a-kid theme. The theme is based on six ossuaries, or stone boxes for holding human bonds, found in a tomb unearthed during construction in Jerusalem in 1980. This would come as a shock to millions of people who believe Jesus only borrowed a tomb for three days and then, like a good camper, left it the way he found it. The belief goes that Jesus, son of God, raised himself from the dead and went to heaven, having sacrificed his human life for the sins of all man. But The Discovery Channel had a news conference Monday to promote the documentary produced by Cameron. Turns out leading archaeologists in the United States and Israel say this is all a publicity stunt based on no scientific evidence. A Washington Post article linked above quotes archaeologists as saying the basis of the documentary "nonsense" and "intellectually and scientifically dishonest." That may have nothing to do with whether the documentary makes a lot of money. Posted by Steve E. Swenson 13 comments from 7 users
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posted by
randomfactor
on Feb 28, 2007 at 02:14 PM
I have serious doubts as to whether they can conclusively prove this is Jesus' tomb--but no doubt whatsoever that there *IS* a tomb containing his remains somewhere. Archaeological discoveries in Israel with earthshaking implications tend to be hoaxes perpetrated for money...
posted by
robbwillis
on Feb 28, 2007 at 02:16 PM
Pax won't like this.
posted by
woofwoof
on Feb 28, 2007 at 02:20 PM
greed is satan.
posted by
randomfactor
on Feb 28, 2007 at 02:24 PM
They already had noted bigot William Donohue on Larry King the other day to decry it. "Mary/Miriam" is supposedly the most common female name at that time--which explains some of the confusion in the New Testament as to who's who... . I'll be watching the movie for sure. Nice of Donohue to help with the publicity campaign. posted by
robbwillis
on Feb 28, 2007 at 02:26 PM
I'll pass; sounds like a snoozer...
posted by
ProgressivePete2
on Feb 28, 2007 at 02:31 PM
I'll pass as well, but I'm sure it will get plenty of exposure from all the protesters. This movie is almost guaranteed to make money form that alone. Even a bad Jesus movie that gets protested will cash in. You'd think the protesters would have figured that out by now.
posted by
paxchristi3
on Feb 28, 2007 at 02:36 PM
How well Robb knows me. I'll leave it to Ben Witherington to offer an expert analysis on this subject here Yes, praise indeed goes to Donohue for his expose on the late attempt by the secularists to knock down believers in Christ that, interestingly enough, coincides with their moves toward greater government control and globalization of religion. posted by
robbwillis
on Feb 28, 2007 at 02:43 PM
Damn reverse psychology secularists and their globalization of religion scheme. Have they no shame?
posted by
ProgressivePete2
on Feb 28, 2007 at 02:48 PM
Is this the start of The War on Jesus' Tomb? We need some input from Bill O'Riley so we know how to proceed.
posted by
randomfactor
on Feb 28, 2007 at 02:49 PM
I remember the "angry Catholics" picketing the Kevin Smith movie "Dogma." Smith, ("Silent Bob") quietly joined the picket line and announced to reporters that he couldn't speak for anyone else, but *HE* wouldn't be paying money to see the film.
posted by
mattloch
on Feb 28, 2007 at 02:49 PM
Wow "James Cameron", "publicity stunt" and "lots of money" in the same article. Shocker.
posted by
randomfactor
on Feb 28, 2007 at 02:50 PM
Close, Pete. Didn't you get the call-up notice for the War on Easter? It was in all the satanist papers...
posted by
nooneisabovethelaw
on Mar 1, 2007 at 02:03 PM
Zzzzzzzz...this issue is gay, too.
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