tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28189019.post6263836407187167214..comments2023-11-03T11:37:04.473+00:00Comments on nothing new under the sun: Jesus' Family Tomb?byron smithhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17938334606675769903noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28189019.post-54784140294865162692007-03-03T11:52:00.000+00:002007-03-03T11:52:00.000+00:00Well, at the very least, Jesus Family Tomb means t...Well, at the very least, <I>Jesus Family Tomb</I> means that <I>The Da Vinci Code</I> was wrong. Mary didn't end up moving to France, and I guess Jesus daughter Sarah didn't get a spot in the tomb ;-)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28189019.post-63577834165342902622007-03-02T09:24:00.000+00:002007-03-02T09:24:00.000+00:00I do think the secretiveness of the church fuels t...I do think the secretiveness of the church fuels these kind of conspiracy theories. I also think publishers, TV channels, etc., get a positive glee out of releasing such products during Lent or Easter.<BR/><BR/>Unfortunately, just writing this off never works. Patient, gentle, debunking (never over-zealous, never seeming to fear real scholarship) is the only answer--year after year, "shocking Michael Westmoreland-White, Ph.D.https://www.blogger.com/profile/06343135380354344847noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28189019.post-56643412192807839372007-03-01T03:04:00.000+00:002007-03-01T03:04:00.000+00:00Byron,I recognise with passion, the desire to just...Byron,<BR/>I recognise with passion, the desire to just say this is all rubbish, but the reality of what it means for Christianity is to much to ignore. If we have no Christ, we are left to follow Ian, and frankly I would rather follow Frank than Ian.<BR/>Simon.Simon Elliotthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11055935259758437501noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28189019.post-39245242459185881982007-03-01T01:02:00.000+00:002007-03-01T01:02:00.000+00:00Might be a little harsh, but I think it's more or ...Might be a little harsh, but I think it's more or less the right outcome. I suspect that this will nonetheless be popular because (like DVC) it expresses things that people like to hear, and confirms suspicions about 'the church' as a powerful institution that is able to perform large-scale cover-ups (e.g. on child abuse).byron smithhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17938334606675769903noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28189019.post-32180281135917613972007-03-01T00:46:00.000+00:002007-03-01T00:46:00.000+00:00talk about garbage from an academic perspective. A...talk about garbage from an academic perspective. Am I allowed to just totally totally write off the whole thing, along with anyone who buys into it? Or is that too fundamentalist academic?Benjamin Adyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03325520894212279303noreply@blogger.com