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Malachi151 · 02-28-2007, 09:17 AM

Well, one thing is for sure, the Christian reaction is amusing. Its funny how any document from the past that had the names Jesus and James on it was so readily accepted as evidence that Jesus existed, and they all jumped on James ossuary, but now this and they say "ahh but these are the most common names, having them together means nothing."

If it were any other type of artifact with these same names, say an artifact from the early 1st century such as a scroll that listed inhabitants of a village and these names were grouped together, then Christians would be saying that this is 100% proof that Jesus existed, etc.

CJD · 02-28-2007, 10:13 AM

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Originally Posted by Ruhan

I have been reviewing the supporting documentation that came with the documentary and I have to concede that they are making a very strong case. The Patina result as well as the statistical analysis is quite convincing.

I haven't been reading about it, but I heard the statistical probabilities were somewhere between 1 in 600 and 1 in 1,000,000,000. I mean, give me a flippin' break! :banghead:

Incidentally, the popular Christian response is not surprising in the slightest, and it's a shame. If much of this stuff would just be ignored (in the sense that it's nothing to worry about), then it probably would just go away…

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Malachi151 Veteran Member Join Date: Jul 2003 Location: Colorado Posts: 8,674	Well, one thing is for sure, the Christian reaction is amusing. Its funny how any document from the past that had the names Jesus and James on it was so readily accepted as evidence that Jesus existed, and they all jumped on James ossuary, but now this and they say "ahh but these are the most common names, having them together means nothing." If it were any other type of artifact with these same names, say an artifact from the early 1st century such as a scroll that listed inhabitants of a village and these names were grouped together, then Christians would be saying that this is 100% proof that Jesus existed, etc.

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