Jesus Discovery? Jonah Ossuary?

Posted on March 2, 2012 by Derek Leman

A 'museum quality replica' of the so-called 'Jonah Ossuary' from the "Jesus Discovery" website: http://thejesusdiscovery.org/intro/img_7422/

Baloney. Simcha Jacobovici is best avoided altogether. James Tabor has real scholarly credentials, but publishes hype and enjoys conspiracy theories.

I just mention all of this briefly, not desiring to waste much time blogging on it. Simply follow Robert Cargill’s blog for short, funny updates on how wrong the new book and upcoming TV special are. The latest: Cargill now agrees with Antonio Lambatti that the image on the ossuary is a type of pottery called an amphora. Also, Cargill suggests now we call it the Tilapia Tomb (get it? Talpiot Tomb and supposedly — not really — there is a fish on an ossuary). Follow Dr. Cargill here: http://robertcargill.com/

About Derek Leman

An author of nine books, Derek is the Rabbi at Tikvat David Messianic Synagogue. He and his wife Linda have a large family of eight children. Education: M.T.S in Hebrew Bible, Emory University. Rabbinic Studies, Messianic Jewish Theological Institute
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2 Responses to Jesus Discovery? Jonah Ossuary?

  1. Derek Leman says:
    March 2, 2012 at 8:56 am

    By the way, the confusion about what the amphora image (the thing they are calling a fish) actually was resulted from the fact that they released at first only limited images which could not be placed in context. Now that they have released more photos, it is clearer what the not-so-fishy image really is and that their fish story is what is really fishy.

  2. Carlos Mendoza says:
    March 5, 2012 at 2:11 pm

    Derek,

    This thing about the tomb really bothers me. Some people is getting into this trap, some Tabor’s claims is that Jesus was married and a son. They want to portrait Jesus as a mere man, without his attributes. I think is sad that some people really believe this kind of stuff. It is very deceptive to claim something it is not.

    What is the difference between this discovery and the Talpiot Tomb? Is not the same hoax? I am sorry that Tabor is involved in this kind of stuff, you can expect that from Simcha Jacobovici and James Cameron, but about Tabor? He isn’t the most orthodox guy, but he is putting all this credibility in doubt.