Jesus Comes Out Of Hiding
By Hayley Birch
A two-thousand year old tomb, found under a modern apartment block in the Jerusalem area, may have contained the body of Christ. The crypt was unearthed by a documentary film team led by none other than James Cameron.
Wait, James ‘Titanic’ Cameron, you say? The man who brought us Terminator 2 and True Lies? The very same. It makes you wonder what - having coined the phrase “Hasta la vista, baby” and uncovered Jesus - this man can possibly have left to achieve.
But it gets more bizarre. Cameron and co., who were shooting for The Discovery Channel, claim the tomb houses not just Christ’s remains, but also those of Mary Magdalene and Judah, the pair’s secret lovechild.
As you can imagine, the dash to debunk this theory has begun in earnest. Although The Lost Tomb of Jesus will not reach US television screens until Sunday night, thousands are already airing their views on the supporting website and discussion forum. One angry commentator posted “I have advised The Discovery Channel that I will cancel my service if this programme is aired.”, while another calling himself ‘kenneththelamb’ described the programme as “a big lie told to make big bucks for intellectually dishonest pretenders to the term scholar.”
So is there any proof?
According to the programme makers, the real clincher is that coffins within the tomb are inscribed (in ancient text) with the names “Jesus son of Joseph”, “Mariamene e Mara” (Mary Magdalene) and “Judah son of Jesus”. Leading experts in ancient inscriptions concur. Well, they would, wouldn’t they? James Cameron is after all, the producer of the biggest grossing film of all time. “Jesus’ tomb? Couple of million? Yeah, why not?”
Join the discussion online at Discovery.com. Alternatively just read more of Hayley's marvellous musings.
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Wait, James ‘Titanic’ Cameron, you say? The man who brought us Terminator 2 and True Lies? The very same. It makes you wonder what - having coined the phrase “Hasta la vista, baby” and uncovered Jesus - this man can possibly have left to achieve.
But it gets more bizarre. Cameron and co., who were shooting for The Discovery Channel, claim the tomb houses not just Christ’s remains, but also those of Mary Magdalene and Judah, the pair’s secret lovechild.
As you can imagine, the dash to debunk this theory has begun in earnest. Although The Lost Tomb of Jesus will not reach US television screens until Sunday night, thousands are already airing their views on the supporting website and discussion forum. One angry commentator posted “I have advised The Discovery Channel that I will cancel my service if this programme is aired.”, while another calling himself ‘kenneththelamb’ described the programme as “a big lie told to make big bucks for intellectually dishonest pretenders to the term scholar.”
So is there any proof?
According to the programme makers, the real clincher is that coffins within the tomb are inscribed (in ancient text) with the names “Jesus son of Joseph”, “Mariamene e Mara” (Mary Magdalene) and “Judah son of Jesus”. Leading experts in ancient inscriptions concur. Well, they would, wouldn’t they? James Cameron is after all, the producer of the biggest grossing film of all time. “Jesus’ tomb? Couple of million? Yeah, why not?”
Join the discussion online at Discovery.com. Alternatively just read more of Hayley's marvellous musings.
If you liked this, you might want to try these other articles for some divine intervention:
- Interesting - Scientists are non-believers
- Rubbish - Prayer helps the sick
- Bizarre - Virgin Mary dragon
- Questionable - Could God have a PhD?
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