Summary of "Jesus Tomb" Stories

From Denny Burk @ http://www.dennyburk.com

I think this story has just about run its course. It became clear by mid-week that no reputable scholar (Christian or non-Christian) wants to attribute any credibility to the ideas put forth in James Cameron’s forthcoming documentary “The Lost Tomb of Jesus.” Except for the initially credulous coverage by the mainstream media, the rejection has been virtually unanimous.

Here’s an updated list of resources concerning the “Jesus Tomb.”

Biblical Scholars

3/2/07

“Tomb of the (Still) Unknown Ancients: More Jesus hype of the ‘Da Vinci Code’ type” – Ben Witherington (Wall Street Journal)

3/1/07

“The alleged ‘Jesus family tomb’” – Richard Bauckham

“The Smoking Gun—Tenth Talpiot Ossuary Proved To Be Blank” – Ben Witherington

“The Stats - Feb 28″ – Darrell Bock

“More Ideas on the name Mariamne to Come from Europe and Another Opinion - March 1″ – Darrell Bock

2/28/07

“Problems Multiple for Jesus Tomb Theory” – Ben Witherington

2/27/07

Interviews with Ben Witherington and Darrell Bock – Jerry Johnson Live [MP3]
[Podcast]

“No Need to Yell, Only a Challenge for Some who Need to Step Up and Could - Feb 24/25″ – Darrell Bock

“The Jesus Tomb” – Andreas Köstenberger

2/26/07

“The Jesus Tomb? ‘Titanic’ Talpiot Tomb Theory Sunk from the Start”- Ben Witherington

“Hollywood Hype: The Oscars and Jesus’ Family Tomb, What Do They Share?” – Darrell Bock

“Talpiot Tomb” – Tyler Williams

“Who’s Writing the Fiction Here?” - Paul L. Maier (Stand to Reason Blog)

2/25/07

“Talpiot Tomb” – Mark Goodacre

2/24/07

“Tomb Issues” – James White

“The Jesus Dynasty: How to Explain Away the New Testament” – Darrell Bock (Christianity Today) (May 2006)

“The Jesus Ossuary: A Critical Examination” – Michael S. Heiser (2003)

Popular Coverage

3/1/07

“Piper on Jesus’ Tomb” – John Piper

2/28/07

“‘Lost Tomb of Jesus’ Claim Called a Stunt” – Washington Post

“Remains of the Day: Scholars dismiss filmmakers’ assertions that Jesus and his family were buried in Jerusalem” – Tabby Yang (Christianity Today)

“Eight Reasons Why I Believe That Jesus Rose from the Dead” – John Piper

2/27/07

“Is This Really ‘The Lost Tomb of Christ’?” – The Albert Mohler Radio Program [MP3]

“An Exclusive Interview with James Cameron” [satire] – Ted Olsen (Christianity Today)

“‘Jesus tomb’ documentary ignores biblical & scientific evidence, logic, experts say” – Michael Foust (Baptist Press)

2/26/07

“Is This Jesus’ Tomb” – David Van Biema (Time)

“Matt Lauer Boasts Today Exclusive ‘That Could Rock Christianity to its Core’” – NewsBusters

“Bible Scholars: Ten Reasons Why Jesus Tomb Claim is Bogus” – Dakota Voice

2/25/07

“New film claims Jesus buried in Talpiot” – David Horovitz (Jerusalem Post)

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