Discovery Channel Cancels Jesus Tomb Mockumentary
Publius notes that the Discovery Channel has decided to pull the plug on James Cameron's titanic lie.
UPDATE
Clarification from Publius:
Update: Never mind. That was only in India. In the U.S., it aired as planned ...I wouldn't know, as I watched some rather interesting Medieval-era history programming on The History Channel. One, dealing with the Great Plague of the 14th Century, dealt rather even-handedly with the response of the Church, noting in one instance that Pope Clement had criticized and condemned the violence against Europe's Jewish population by those convinced the Jews were responsible for the plague. This program was followed by another fairly well-done documentary on "The Dark Ages".
On a side note, I was upset to have learned that I missed BBC America's version of "Robin Hood" over the weekend.
Previous Pro Ecclesia posts on this subject:
A Dominican Priest's Take on the Jesus Burial Site Mockumentary
Humor and the Mockumentary
Archaeologist Who Discovered Jerusalem Gravesite Casts Doubt on Jesus Mockumentary
Jesus Seminar Relic Lends His "Credibility" to Purported Jesus Relics
I'm Sorta Shocked ...
BREAKING: Jesus’ Burial Site Found - Film Claims
Labels: Media, Our Lord Jesus Christ, Pseudo-science
posted by Pro Ecclesia 8:40 AM
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Lying about the name Jesus, for profit, yet again...
Hello all,
The most interesting aspect of this Jesus Tomb story revolves around the actual names on the bone boxes compared to what is being asserted in the effort to make a profit. Pay special attention to the tortured explanations of how names like Jesus, Mary, Matthew, Joseph, and others were "translated" (interpolated) from inscriptions that actually say otherwise. Most specifically, both Christians and those who are promoting this "Jesus Tomb" discovery and its associated assertions are profiting from the very same long-term process of obfuscation and meticulous misdirection. For anyone, whether Christian leaders and adherents or James Cameron to keep a straight face while claiming that the name Jesus was one of the most common in Second Temple Israel is highly instructive. The name that is commonly translated as Joshua was very common, but the name Jesus is a very unique and narrowly targeted construction of recent centuries that simply cannot have truthfully appeared anywhere in the ancient Near East. Likewise, many are writing that Jesus is instead the english form of Joshua, as if the millions of english speaking Christians and Jews named Joshua have foreign names. Furthermore, does anyone know of any person named Joshua who would seriously assert that the English form of their name is Jesus? These deceptive assertions are beyond absurd.
This long-term charade about a name that simply could not have been written or pronounced in Aramaic, Hebrew, Greek, or even Latin, which is now being touted as one of the more common names from ancient Israel/Judea, serves as an illuminating microcosm for the entire New Testament and the many dubious assertions and activities that have accompanied it and Christianity throughout their entire existence. As Christians rally to "prove" that this archeological find can't be the tomb and bones of the "Jesus" and "Mary" of the New Testament, they too should honestly answer questions about why it is correct to interpolate those names in such a unique way to support the veracity of the most profitable story in history, but not to interpret an archeological discovery. Christians must truthfully answer the question of why it is wrong for the "Jesus Tomb" crew to use Christianity's own methodology to arrive at the names now being asserted as appearing on those bone boxes.
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Actually, the story was only about India. Michael Dubruiel posted a follow-up this morning clarifying that point. I have since updated my blog post.
Ooh! I see the chief Da Vinci Code supporter has now started spamming various Catholic blogs.
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