Jesus Tomb

A few thoughts on this matter.

If Jesus' family tomb has really been found, it would mean that Jesus was really a man? Does being a man make his words any less meaningful than Buddha, Confucius, or Mohamed? Would physical remains of Jesus mean the Christian churches have been less than truthful about the resurrection? That the Christian churches have a huge stake in the site being shown to be something other than the real tomb of Jesus may put a great deal of pressure on those who examine the site. Could this be the real secret the Knights Templar discovered when they occupied Jerusalem? Here are a few of my thoughts on this matter.

Christian churches have an enormous stake in the outcome of biblical archeology in the Holy Land. I have often wondered why the primary source of documentation as to Jesus existence has been Josephus, and not the Roman texts of the time. Could the dearth of this documentation be due to suppression of the evidence for political reasons? It seems likely that once Constantine made Rome the center for Christianity, having certain records "lost" could ensure that Christ's divinity wouldn't be challenged by others. It is far easier to govern and keep the people content about Christ's divinity when there is no written record that runs counter to it.

Christian teaching tells us that Jesus was the son of God, born of the Virgin Mary, raised by Joseph as a son, died on the cross, and was risen up to heaven both physically and spiritually. Physical remains of a body in a tomb that could be Jesus shakes those tenets. Modern DNA analysis could reveal things that completely falsify the divinity of Christ. What would one expect to find in the DNA of Jesus? Mary's DNA and no other human DNA if he was sired by God would be a starting point. I suspect if testing of the remains could be done it would reveal Joseph as the most likely father of Jesus. That would blow the whole virgin birth scenario.

Earthly remains of Christ and Mary, cast doubt on the rising into heaven and immaculate assumption. That would be 2 more pieces of direct evidence that fly in the face of Christian teachings.

When is telling a lie or several of them justified? Is the message less valid if the orator is human? Most of us don't like to be lied to. Finding out that the Christian churches may have been less than honest about Jesus divinity, could be catastrophic to the economic survival of some churches. I believe that the highly trained con men known as priests, reverends, bishops, etc. will do their best to keep the sheep in line. Most of the flock have gotten so used to being fleeced that even this won't dampen their conviction.

I suspect that with the amount of time the Knights Templar stayed in Jerusalem, the tomb was discovered by them. The tomb was probably raided by them as soon as they knew of it, but being educated, they would know enough to stay silent. The cash cow, all the money being brought to them by pilgrims would forever be lost if the secret got out. Once Jerusalem was lost to them, the church would have to find a way to forever silence those who knew the truth. It would be very detrimental for the church coffers if their main tenets were falsified.

As I see it, the simple and direct message that Jesus had for his followers, "Love your neighbors" is a good and just thing. Loving your neighbor doesn't take much effort, doesn't matter about whether the neighbor is the same religion as you, and is something that would make the world a better place if it were practiced. I don't see how the message, requires any special divinity on the part of Jesus to make it valid.

The big con will continue. The church scholars have already begun to line up in opposition to the archeology. They will do everything they can to dispute the find. My bet is that at some point, all the artifacts found in the tomb will mysteriously vanish or will be utterly destroyed. It is too much of a problem for Christianity if the Jesus is proven to be human and that his remains never left Earth.