The Lost Tomb of Jesus - Masterful Deception
Only master film makers with a Hollywood connection are capable of creating such a convincing deception as, The Lost Tomb of Jesus. (I saw it last night on Vision TV. I thought this specialty channel was supposed to be an honest ally in our search for God in this modern world, but I guess I was mistaken.)
The film is so expertly crafted that one is easily conned into believing that the world’s Christians are in for the shock of their life.
James Cameron, an Oscar winning producer, and Simcha Jacobovici, the film’s Israeli-born director, have created a powerful fraud that is sure to have both men smiling at the bank, and the gullible swallowing their charade of scholarship.
However, before you put your faith to rest, I suggest you do a Google search and you’ll quickly discover that the vast majority of scholars who specialize in ancient archaeology disagree with the programs purported scientific claims and conclusions. Here are just a few morsels from the academic world:
Jodi Magness: This archaeologist at the University of North Carolina, reflects the views of most of her peers: “(The filmmakers) have set it up as if it’s a legitimate academic debate, when the vast majority of scholars who specialize in archaeology of this period have flatly rejected this.”
William G. Dever: An archaeologist who is considered by many as the dean of biblical archaeology among U.S. scholars, states: “I’m not a Christian. I’m not a believer. I don’t have a dog in this fight….I just think it’s a shame the way this story is being hyped and manipulated.” “It’s a publicity stunt, and it will make these guys very rich, and it will upset millions of innocent people because they don’t know enough to separate fact from fiction.”
Similar assessments were made by two Israeli scholars, Amos Kloner, who originally excavated the tomb, and Joe Zias, former curator of archaeology at the Israeli Antiquities Authority. Kloner told the Jerusalem Post that the documentary is “nonsense.” Zias described it in an e-mail to The Washington Post as a “hyped up film which is intellectually and scientifically dishonest.”
Guess what folks? Easter is just around the corner, and these two have decided to cash in!!!
The Media goes wild over nonsense like this. Connonweal Magazine provided its online viewers the link to Jon Stewart’s reaction to the documentary. It stated:
Jon Stewart and Jesus’s Tomb March 6, 2007, 7:46 am
The Daily Show with Jon Stewart is the Colbert Report’s parent show–Stephen Colbert got his start as a “reporter” on the Daily Show. It’s enormously popular with younger people–in fact, a substantial proportion of younger people say they get their news just from the Daily Show. The styles of the hosts are different; whereas Colbert plays a character, Stewart is himself–taking an ironic, gently mocking stance toward the madness of the politicians and newsmakers. Here he deals with James Cameron “discovery” of the tomb of Jesus.
You probably think I’m crazy to post this, or even sacrilegious. I post it, because it does provide us with insights on how the faith is slowly underminded by the media. I know Jon speaks in irony, but somehow I feel that the sacred is undermined, and starts to become a laughing matter that no young person can take seriously. View Video
Major Media is biased and gives little support to findings that support our Christian heitage: Read full artice in USA TODAY.
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