Is Jesus Buried in a Suburb of Jerusalem?
Tuesday, February 27, 2007
Discuss. To read a fuller account of the problems of this new documentary, see Feiler Faster EXCLUSIVE below.
Posted by B Feiler at 10:40 AM
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In the arguement of faith vs science, the bottom line is..."Who cares". I have faith in Christ and all the scientific conjecture in the world will not abolish that faith. For all we know (there is no evidence to the contrary) the guy in the tomb of this piece could be an illegal alien from Spain named Jesus pronounced (Hey-zeus).
I find it interesting that the title of the documentary is "The Lost Tomb of Jesus". This would seem to cause a problem with Simcha's stance that he is merely "presenting the facts". It would seem to me more intellectually honest to label the documentary "A Tomb with the Name Jesus in It". Certainly there is another problem with the host's assertion that "Religion is a matter of faith, not a matter of science". In all her attempts at even-handedness, she appears to fall short here in making a surprising metaphysical claim about the nature of knowledge. Hopefully we Christians will respond with love and make efforts to understand both sides and take these things into consideration. I do not believe that such a documentary, already on considerably shaky ground, deserves such a high position as something concerning "The Lost Tomb of Jesus". Perhaps a parenthetical note should accompany the title (A Tomb We Found Somewhere that Loosely Suggests Something or Other). There. That looks better and more in tune with what the filmmakers are asserting.
By the way, Thank You, Mr. Feiler for explaining the facts. I do not know what your beliefs are but you have certainly been fair and to the point, informing me greatly. Blessings.
Bruce, I turned on CNN yesterday with my breakfast to catch you on the air. So cool to see an old friend on TV. Anyway, I digress.
I most appreciated your comment that so much energy is put into these quests for pinning down the exact physical proof of events (such as finding Noah's Ark). In that case, what they really seem to be searching for is proof that God told Noah to build the Ark. That is an issue of faith, and these researchers seem to be looking in the wrong places.
Thanks for the dialog and respect for the Christian faith in this "docu-hoax". Keep up the great work!