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Jesus' bones may have been found in the Holy Land
But how can people find these bones in such a sacred place?
Hitchcock, John
Issue date: 3/1/07 Section: Points Of View
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Several news programs have recently covered the exploits of Hollywood director James Cameron in the Holy Land, where archaeologists claim they have found the ossuaries (small bone-stacking coffins) of the Holy Family, Jesus, Mary, and Joseph.
A DNA test conducted on the contents of two of the ossuaries concluded that the "Jesus" and "Mary" specimens belonged to two people not even related by blood (although possibly by marriage.)
The inscription on a third box, roughly translated reads, "Judah, son of Jesus." Sound familiar? The Da Vinci Code a best selling fiction as well as box office adaptation, also recently indicated that Jesus had children and did not rise from the dead or ascend to heaven; pillars of canonical truth in the majority of mainstream sects of Christianity, particularly Roman Catholicism.
The Nicene Creed, framed at the council of Nicea in A.D. 325, was an early compilation and solidification of beliefs derived from both sacred scripture and apostolic tradition passed down under the guidance of more than 200 popes, from St. Peter and St. Linus all the way to Benedict XVI.
Some notable entries in the Nicene Creed state that Jesus "was crucified, died, and was buried. On the third day he rose again, and ascended into Heaven." This is in accordance with the four non-apocryphal gospels found in most versions of the Holy Bible.
One must then ask, if Jesus did indeed live but did not manifest some form of godly power or divinity, why would his apostles go out of their way to write about such "preposterous miracles" in their accounts of him, unless they were true?
If Jesus had sons (which were considered the greatest blessings any couple could receive), why would they fail to merit a single mention in four gospels?
Why would untold thousands of Christians, spanning back to the prime of the Roman Empire (including the apostles themselves) acquiesce to persecution and death in his holy name, unless it was all true?
These boxes they have found in the Holy Land, with a variety of (then common) names carved on them, clearly do not belong to the holy family.
The media's studies have turned to proving that Jesus wasn't really God. And it seems that no one wishes to study what Jesus actually had to say. Cameron explores, "The Lost Tomb of Jesus this Sunday March 4, on The Discovery Channel.
A DNA test conducted on the contents of two of the ossuaries concluded that the "Jesus" and "Mary" specimens belonged to two people not even related by blood (although possibly by marriage.)
The inscription on a third box, roughly translated reads, "Judah, son of Jesus." Sound familiar? The Da Vinci Code a best selling fiction as well as box office adaptation, also recently indicated that Jesus had children and did not rise from the dead or ascend to heaven; pillars of canonical truth in the majority of mainstream sects of Christianity, particularly Roman Catholicism.
The Nicene Creed, framed at the council of Nicea in A.D. 325, was an early compilation and solidification of beliefs derived from both sacred scripture and apostolic tradition passed down under the guidance of more than 200 popes, from St. Peter and St. Linus all the way to Benedict XVI.
Some notable entries in the Nicene Creed state that Jesus "was crucified, died, and was buried. On the third day he rose again, and ascended into Heaven." This is in accordance with the four non-apocryphal gospels found in most versions of the Holy Bible.
One must then ask, if Jesus did indeed live but did not manifest some form of godly power or divinity, why would his apostles go out of their way to write about such "preposterous miracles" in their accounts of him, unless they were true?
If Jesus had sons (which were considered the greatest blessings any couple could receive), why would they fail to merit a single mention in four gospels?
Why would untold thousands of Christians, spanning back to the prime of the Roman Empire (including the apostles themselves) acquiesce to persecution and death in his holy name, unless it was all true?
These boxes they have found in the Holy Land, with a variety of (then common) names carved on them, clearly do not belong to the holy family.
The media's studies have turned to proving that Jesus wasn't really God. And it seems that no one wishes to study what Jesus actually had to say. Cameron explores, "The Lost Tomb of Jesus this Sunday March 4, on The Discovery Channel.
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