The Lost Tomb of Jesus

Tomorrow the Discovery Channel will be showing “The Lost Tomb of Jesus” at 9 p.m. I really don’t think I’ll even watch; there are so many holes in this theory that it’s barely even worth blogging about. I saw a commercial for the show on TV tonight so I checked out the Discovery website. For all those Christians who are raising their voices about the theological implications of this, you really have nothing to worry about according to the Discovery Channel. (Once again, I wish you could hear the sarcasm as I type.)

Here is what they share on their website. The Lost Tomb of Jesus doesn’t challenge the belief of the resurrection.

“In the Gospel of Matthew (28:12) it states that a rumor was circulating in Jerusalem at the time of Jesus’ crucifixion. This story holds that Jesus' body was moved by his disciples from the tomb of Joseph of Arimathea, where he was temporarily buried. Ostensibly, his remains were taken to a permanent family tomb. Though Matthew calls this rumor a lie circulated by the high priests, it appears in his Gospel as one of the stories surrounding Jesus’ disappearance from the initial tomb where he was buried. Even if Jesus' body was moved from one tomb to another, however, that does not mean that he could not have been resurrected from the second tomb. Belief in the resurrection is based not on which tomb he was buried in, but on alleged sightings of Jesus that occurred after his burial and documented in the Gospels.”


“Ascension: It is also a matter of Christian faith that after his resurrection, Jesus ascended to heaven. Some Christians believe that this was a spiritual ascension, i.e., his mortal remains were left behind. Other Christians believe that he ascended with his body to heaven. If Jesus’ mortal remains have been found, this would contradict the idea of a physical ascension but not the idea of a spiritual ascension. The latter is consistent with Christian theology.”


Wow! Not only do I wish you could read sarcasm in my blogs, I also wish you could hear my laughter, I almost wet myself :-)

Here’s my response to the Discovery Channel comments:

Acts 13:34-37, “The fact that God raised him from the dead, never to decay, is stated in these words: “‘I will give you the holy and sure blessings promised to David.' So it is stated elsewhere: “‘You will not let your Holy One see decay.' "For when David had served God's purpose in his own generation, he fell asleep; he was buried with his fathers and his body decayed. But the one whom God raised from the dead did not see decay.” Apostle Paul

If you’ve got Jesus’ bones, prove it! If you’re going to use the Bible to say that your claims don’t challenge Christian beliefs, then use the whole Bible!