Jesus tomb revisited

I meant to get this blog on last night...but, alas, the best laid plans of mice and men...

On this past Sunday night, the Discovery Channel televised the somewhat anticipated documentary, "The Jesus Tomb." It was quite fun to watch the critical analysis afterwards that was moderated by Ted Koppel. I say "fun," because, for once, "objective" scholars were actually arguing against the anti-Christian thread of this film instead of arguing against Christianity itself! All of the scholars (even those who were not Christians) dismissed the movie's logic and conclusions with a wave of their hands (though several of them praised the film's cinematic flair). And if you saw the film, you will understand why. It was hardly what I would consider a documentary and more like sensationalist-journalism...a.k.a., entertainment. It would have been better, perhaps, for the film's producers to portray the film as "fiction," in the same genre as The Da Vinci Code.

The sad thing in all this is that there will undoubtedly be those who are looking for something that will confirm them in their unbelief, without their having to do much research and study of their own, and this will clearly qualify.