The Jesus Tomb: Is It Fact or Fiction? Scholars Chime In
by Don Sausa
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Author: Don SausaEdition: Paperback
Audio: English (Original Language); English (Unknown); English (Published)
Published: 2007-04-23
ISBN: 0978834690
Number of pages: 180
Publisher: The Vision Press
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Book Review: Hmmmmm
Summary: 4 Stars
I was hoping when I read this that it would change my mind on the whole Jesus tomb idea. Having watched the Jesus Tomb DVD and read the accompanying book, it seems to me that we have probably found the Historical Jesus' tomb. I had gone into reading this particular book hoping it would say "Look dummy, you have it all wrong." I didn't get that from this book. It came off as "This can't be true because the people involved aren't scientists or Christians."
For me, they didn't offer enough evidence to contradict the evidence provided by Simcha Jacobovici and Charles Pellegrino. In fact, this was almost a turn off from the beginning. They make a point to tell you Simcha is an Orthodox Jew, Pellegrino is agnostic, and Tabor only 'calls' himself Christian.
A few thought provoking questions are brought up in this book, hence the high review. And some of it will make you think. But it also just seems like a bunch of scared people trying to disprove that which cannot be 100% proved. Even if we were to find a tomb that says "Jesus of Nazereth" or "Jesus of Bethelehem" it would still not definitively prove it is the Biblical Jesus. As this book states (as does the Jesus Family Tomb book), Jesus was a common name.
It all comes down to belief. I'm not going to try to make you believe my view on the Jesus Tomb. The best I can say is to read the book by C. Pellegrino and S. Jacobovici. Then read this book. I always try to see the coin (as it were) from both sides. This particular book does a decent job of trying to refute the findings made. Sometimes they seem to grasp at straws, sometimes they come up with a good thought. So, I guess I would say, read both sides of the story and decide for yourself whether this is true or not.
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