A lot is being made of the so-called “Lost Tomb of Jesus”. This kind of thing pops up every now and then, and so it’s not very surprising. I saw it early yesterday morning, just before I read Mike’s post.
Shortly thereafter, I saw several posts about it in my bloglines as other bloggers I read were posting about it as well. Two of the better ones I’ve read thus far are Ben Witherington and Bruce Feiler.
Witherington’s post is long but informative. He points out a lot of the holes in the theory that is apparently being espoused here. Take a few minutes to check out this post.
Feiler has posted several times since yesterday morning, including a couple of television appearances he made yesterday. There’s a lot of good info over there as well. Here’s a listing of posts.
- The Titanic Code: James Cameron Becomes Mel Gibson
- FEILER FASTER EXCLUSIVE: Report From Jerusalem on Jesus Hoax
- “Too Many Assumptions”
TV appearances:
- On CBS (with the documentary’s director)
- On CNN
One thing that stuck out to me from both Witherington and Feiler was the idea of Joseph and his family, having lived in Nazareth, being buried in Jerusalem. Considering Feiler’s information about the Jewish custom of burial within 24 hours, that seems even more unlikely since Nazareth is several days journey away.
I’m sure there will be much more to come…