The Lost Tomb of Jesus Review

I did watch the Jesus Tombs special on Discovery Channel when it first aired. I took some time to go over what I thought about it. If you have watched it, I'm glad. There is plenty to discuss about what was shown on the show.

As the guy wasn't an archeologist, but a filmmaker and a lover of history, I was amazed at everything he happened to dig up about the tombs he found. In the documentary, the film shares information about a hidden tomb, which was found a decade ago. Bone boxes were found, removed, and the tomb sealed up. The fascinating thing was, because of the coincidence of the names, in relation to the Bible, was amazing. The question of the documentary was, why hadn't anyone taken a look at it?

The people in the Jesus Tomb film made mention of several bone boxes found together in this lost tomb. They compared names to that of Jesus' family. They supposedly found his father, mother, wife, a couple of brothers, a son and perhaps a close relative or friend. There was also another tomb, not too far away from the original. I would have liked to see that one. Maybe that is an extension of the same family. And if there were other family member names there, wouldn't that be amazing?

The filmmaker said on the Discovery Channel that he brought up the topic, obviously because it was a good idea, and that to get people talking. I'm interested to hear more about this topic. I do hope that archeologists, scientists, historians and more can work together to at least check it out. Maybe the guy is wrong about who it really is, but it is interesting, nonetheless. What's the harm in checking it out?

As for the religious impact, I would have to say that I would think the Roman Catholic Church would welcome the idea that Jesus would be talked about. Everyone else who believes should be interested. Okay, so the Bible story would be a bit off, but what if scientists could prove Jesus really existed? How many people would turn back to the church now because they know Jesus was real? We would still be working on faith. Just the discussion of it alone should be welcome.

No, we might not ever find the real truth about the bones, the history, etc. No one will ever know. I think it is interesting, and great, that the discussion is brought up. I do look forward of hearing more information. I'm glad they were able to prove that one, who found the Joseph tomb, wasn't pulling a fast one. I do hope that from this point, everyone can work together to find the truth, no matter what it says.