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Originally Posted by budsbabes
read up on it. most scholars think it's a joke for a variety of reasons.
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When someone makes a claim that is rather sensational -- and let's face it, right or wrong if you say you found the tomb of Jesus Christ that is sensational -- scholars tend to error on the side of caution. Few in the academic world want to lose credibility by being associated with sensational claims. I've read both sides of the coin on this one, and best I can figure, neither side can claim conclusively that theirs is correct. For example, the doubters claim that one of the names was not associated with Mary Magdalane until something like 138 AD, and that it is traced to a scholar at that time who first used it to refer to her -- well after this tomb would have been created and its inhabitants buried. But scholars should also know that sometimes they THINK the root of something starts at one time, but later find out the roots go back further. On the other hand, the whole thing certainly could be just a big coincidence. But it makes for interesting reading nonetheless.