Newly Discovered "Jesus Bones" Found In 1980
"The uproar stems from a new documentary, "The Lost Tomb of Jesus," which airs tomorrow night on the Discovery Channel -- and makes claims that challenge the traditional Christian belief in the Resurrection.But Trafton notes that most archaeologists have largely rejected the claims. "
Cameron's documentary will do nothing to change the beliefs of those who accept Jesus as divine. Amen.
And, transcendent of what either side in the debate believes either Jesus was divine, or he wasn't; talking about it won't change that reality. For, even if the secularists succeed in converting the entire population of the planet to their point of view, Jesus' divinity status will not change along with the people's minds. Divinity is not a matter of consensus. And, it probably is not something science can ever prove, or disprove. Once again, amen.
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Personally, I think, that when one deifies another human being, one takes away from their work, their life and their ministry. By deifying Yashua Bar Josef, have we not absolved ourselves from ever having to do what Jesus asked us to do and to follow the path that he asked us to follow. It is easier to say that he is God and therefore I could never achieve the things that he did. What one might fail to realize is that we may have done the historical man a great disservice. I find more joy and grace in the understanding of the actual historical Jesus rather than a mythical one. The more I learn about the real Jesus, the more I come to realize that he was far ahead of his time. Jesus was, in my opinion, a strong advocate of social justice and a positive force for social change. Apparently, issues such as gender equity, justice for the poor and the oppressed, et al. were issues that were close to his heart. His message, as it has come down through the canonical and non-canonical sources speaks of one who worked towards changing a world bent on putting profit before people. He was the front-runner and model for future generations in non-violent conflict resolution and in active suffering and passive resistance. Both Mohandas Gandhi and Dr. Martin Luther King followed his example and both achieved remarkable results.
Posted by: Michael Adam Reale | November 1, 2007 02:21 PM