[Mrluvaluva]

From the Daily Mirror:

By Vanessa Allen 27/02/2007

TITANIC director James Cameron yesterday unveiled a 2,000-year-old "bone box" - and said it was Jesus's coffin.

It is one of 10 metre-long caskets discovered by builders who stumbled on an ancient tomb near Jerusalem. The others are allegedly caskets that held the bones of Mary, Joseph, Mary Magdalene and Judah - said to be Jesus's son.

In New York, Cameron showed a press conference the caskets of Jesus and Mary Magdalene - calling them "one of the greatest archaeological finds of all time."

He said one has "Jesus, son of Joseph" scratched on it in ancient Aramaic while the other has "Mariamne" - Mary Magdalene's real name - in Greek.

Another casket is said to have the inscription "Judah, son of Jesus". Cameron, who has made a documentary about the caskets, said the find bolstered the theory that Jesus married Mary and had a child.

He added that finding the names of the holy family together was the equivalent of discovering a grave marked Ringo alongside a John, Paul and George.

Cameron said DNA tests on the coffins showed Mary and Jesus were not related - further proof they may have been married.

But he has angered clerics who say claims that Jesus had a coffin contradict Christian belief in the resurrection.

And Amos Kloner, the first archaeologist to study the caskets when they were found 26 years ago, branded the claims "nonsense". He added: "They are the most common names among Jews at the time."

What do you think?

[GiRTh]

Yeah!!! Watertight!!!

I like the Beatles reference. That clinches it!!!!!

What a load of old scrote.

[Mrluvaluva]

Why is it a load of old scrote? Makes you think though doesn't it. I find it quite interesting and it will be good to see how the story develops.

[GiRTh]

It's full of holes. How do they connect these random caskets to Jesus the son of God. The Beatles reference is a daft analogy because I think there probably are caskets with those names on them buried next to each other. It's one hell of a leap to find these caskets and then connect them to the son of God.

[Mrluvaluva]

Doesn't mean it's not true though does it? They could be. Maybe we'll never know, but the possibility is there.

[BigSister]

it could be trude but i doubt it quite intreting though

[Mrluvaluva]

This photo shows the facade of the burial tomb in the Jerusalem neighborhood of Talpiot, where the ossuaries were found.

[Mrluvaluva]

This ossuary has the inscription Yeshua Bar Yehosef (Jesus son of Joseph).

[Siouxsie]

mmmmmmmmm interesting but personally i dont tink i believe it

[Psylocke]

Cool story tho,cant deny its interesting.

[MarkWaldorf]

If it is, I think everything about Jesus could be answered.

[Mrluvaluva]

There's a programme about it on the discovery channel on Sunday.

[MarkWaldorf]

Is this real? Have they actually found his tomb?

[Mrluvaluva]

Yes! Check it out on the BBC news website.

[MarkWaldorf]

Wow. And his bones were really in there?

[Lauren]

LOL, bet he has a film or something coming out soon. What perfect publicity, eh.

He said one has "Jesus, son of Joseph" scratched on it in ancient Aramaic

How fitting that it has a name and a mini-description on it

[Mrluvaluva]

Originally posted by Lauren
LOL, bet he has a film or something coming out soon. What perfect publicity, eh.

How fitting that it has a name and a mini-description on it

They did use to do that. You see some old gravestones that say things like "here lies Peter, son of Jack & Vera". Also, if there was a lot of Jesus's about, as it was a common name, and they didn't have surnames, it would be the only way to identify them.

[Lauren]

Originally posted by BAZG
They did use to do that. You see some old gravestones that say things like "here lies Peter, son of Jack & Vera". Also, if there was a lot of Jesus's about, as it was a common name, and they didn't have surnames, it would be the only way to identify them.

There's a possibility that the whole meta-narrative of God/Jesus was blown out of proportion. He may have just been a person much respected in a community (none of this miracle/making the World malarkey) and the stories have emphasised his importance so much that we have the modern day bible stories. Thats the only way I will possibly accept that this is the tombstone of "Jesus" who was probably just an ordinary bloke.

But my general feeling is that I am too cynical to accept that this is the son of the man who created the World and impregnated a 12 year old girl (Mary) without her consent/acknowledgment - and strangely has the ability to heal the wounded/dying. Bit too far-fetched in my opinion

(I think I'm too cynical haha)

[Mrluvaluva]

Originally posted by Lauren

There's a possibility that the whole meta-narrative of God/Jesus was blown out of proportion. He may have just been a person much respected in a community (none of this miracle/making the World malarkey) and the stories have emphasised his importance so much that we have the modern day bible stories. Thats the only way I will possibly accept that this is the tombstone of "Jesus" who was probably just an ordinary bloke.

But my general feeling is that I am too cynical to accept that this is the son of the man who created the World and impregnated a 12 year old girl (Mary) without her consent/acknowledgment - and strangely has the ability to heal the wounded/dying. Bit too far-fetched in my opinion

(I think I'm too cynical haha)

We will most probably never know the truth. "God" is a faith and a belief. It depends what you believe in, and how you perceive it. The unknown is interesting though, like my favourite unanswerable question about space & eternity. How can space go on forever? Surely it must come to a stop. But how can it? Something would have to stop it.

[Lauren]

Originally posted by BAZG
How can space go on forever? Surely it must come to a stop. But how can it? Something would have to stop it.

What would exist if we didn't? Whats beyond the universe?

My brain hurts.

[GiRTh]

Stop with all the metaphysics and existentialism it always leads to headaches.

I agree with Lauren. The bible is an extremely contradictory book but it talks of a second coming. If there is ever a second coming of Christ the Christians would be the last ones convinced.

[Sophii3x]

How would they know if it's Jesus or not?
Anyway.. I thought Jesus never died :|

[Lauren]

Originally posted by Sophii3x
How would they know if it's Jesus or not?
Anyway.. I thought Jesus never died :|

Yeah, didn't he just disappear, ready for a second-coming?

Meh, it has too many contradictions for me to believe it.

[Sophii3x]

Originally posted by Lauren

Yeah, didn't he just disappear, ready for a second-coming?

Meh, it has too many contradictions for me to believe it.

yea.. He was put on the cross, died, put in the tomb, woke up

[Mrluvaluva]

Originally posted by Sophii3x

yea.. He was put on the cross, died, put in the tomb, woke up

yeah, and then off down the pub for a party!! Seriously, if "God " exists, it is on another plane that we are not capable of comprehending.