I remember once when the Shroud of Turin was in the news and was about
to C-14-tested, a family member turned to me and said, Wouldn't it be
wonderful if they could prove it was Jesus's? I was shocked, and said,
Of course not! (aside from the fact that it would have been only
possible to prove
A nice, in-depth commentary by Dr. Claude Cohen-Matlofsky on the
provenance and genuineness of the James Ossuary, from this morning's
Globe and Mail:
http://www.globeandmail.com/servlet/ArticleNews/PEstory/TGAM/20021106/COOSSUARY/Comment/comment/comment_temp/1/1/3/
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Marc A. Schindler
Spruce
I told them not to use Canada Post...
http://www.globeandmail.ca/servlet/ArticleNews/front/RTGAM/20021101/wcrack0111/Front/homeBN/breakingnews
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Marc A. Schindler
Spruce Grove, Alberta, Canada -- Gateway to the Boreal Parkland
“The first duty of a university is to teach wisdom, not a trade;
I just received my Nov/Dec Biblical Archaeology Review magazine in the
mail. I'll read it over the next day or so and let you know what it says
in more detail than the news reports have given.
K'aya K'ama,
Gerald/gary Smithgszion1 @juno.comhttp://www
.geocities.com/rameumptom/index.html
It looks like North Americans will ge their first chance to see the
ossuary at the Royal Ontario Museum in Toronto:
http://www.globeandmail.ca/servlet/ArticleNews/front/RTGAM/20021025/wxromm25/Front/homeBN/breakingnews
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Marc A. Schindler
Spruce Grove, Alberta, Canada -- Gateway to the Boreal
Why? There's no evidence that he's resurrected. The James that ordained
Joseph Smith was James the Greater, brother of John the Apostle. This
James is brother of Jesus, who converted after the resurrection of
Christ, and became the bishop of Jerusalem, as well as author of the
book
of James. For
Actually, it IS .05 percent. That means it is less than one percent
chance of happening. I agree that it could have been stated clearer.
As for the provenance, yes it is a shame that there is none for this
artifact. However, there are things they can verify. For example, they
can compare the
It fits. So there is a high possibility of this being authentic and in
the right timeframe. But imagine having the bones of James!
I think the only way you're going to get the bones of James is if you tug
on his LIVING limbs. If you do that Gary I'm sure he'll smack you.
ha ha ha ha
Paul
Gary Smith wrote:
Actually, it IS .05 percent. That means it is less than one percent
chance of happening. I agree that it could have been stated clearer.
But he meant 1 in 20, which is 5%. I agree that's not clear from the context, but
when you read the AP and other wire service reports
At 09:00 PM, Wednesday, 10/23/02, Gary Smith wrote:
It fits. So there is a high possibility of this being authentic and in
the right timeframe. But imagine having the bones of James!
No bones, just the box. The bones are long gone. --JWR
At 09:17 PM, Wednesday, 10/23/02, Marc A. Schindler wrote:
I'm happy for the world of biblical archaeology, don't get me wrong, and
perhaps
ironically for someone who's probably perceived as being pro-science, I at
least
know science's place and certainly its weaknesses. It says nothing about
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