"The Lost Tomb of Jesus"

Here we go again. Last summer I read the oh-so-controversial “The DaVinci Code” in order to see what all the hoopla was about. I will be honest. I found the book fascinating on perhaps a historical level. Did it shake my faith in Christianity? No, not even a little bit. Frankly, after I read the book, I was even more confused as to that exactly the fuss was about. I know that sometimes my thought processes don’t exactly coincide with conventional thinking or beliefs so I decided to do what I do best...investigate. I read everything I could get my hands on and I attended lectures and debates on the topic and honestly, I still don’t get it.

The big claim in the “DaVinci Code” is that Jesus was married to Mary Magdalene and they had a child. Truth be told (and I know it’s contrary to my Catholic upbringing), I have always thought this. I never really bought into the “Mary Magdalene was a whore” story like I was taught in CCD many years ago. The fact that it was Mary Magdalene at the base of the cross and it was she who He appeared to are really more than enough evidence to me that Mary Magdalene was by far the most important person in Jesus’ mortal life. That person, to an adult, is usually their spouse. Hopefully, anyway, but that’s another topic.

To this day, if you want to destroy the reputation of a woman, label her a whore. Mary Magdalene being labeled a “whore” (now generally accepted as incorrect), in my mind, only adds credence to the fact that there was a possibility she was his wife and for whatever reason I don’t seem to understand, this just wouldn’t be acceptable.

I just don’t see how it negates his divinity if Jesus lived as a mortal man in a physical body with a job, a wife and children. I haven’t yet been able to find my answer to this question.

Now we have a new docudrama about “The Lost Tomb of Jesus”, which to me was equally, if not more so, as fascinating as the “DaVinci Code” book. Basically, a tomb was found with ten ossuaries with names on them such as Jesus, Son of Joseph, Maria (Mary), Joseph, Mariamne (Mary Magdalene), Judah, Son of Jesus and Yose, among some other names that are associated in a familial way with Jesus Christ. Based on the names alone, a mathematician states it would be very unlikely that these 10 names would be duplicated in any other tomb. Because Mary Magdalene is supposedly in the tomb and there is a child’s ossuary marked Judah, Son of Jesus, the implications again are being made that Jesus and Mary Magdalene were married and had a child. It definitely appeared that there were some leaps and assumptions made in this documentary with mitochondrial DNA evidence and interpretation of the names on the ossuaries. I am going to get the book today and research a few topics to see if it provides some information that perhaps was left out of the film. There is also a lot of information at "The Lost Tomb of Jesus" website.

Based on what I did see last night, though, right now I would say that it is possible that they may have found “The Lost Tomb of Jesus”. Historically, this is quite fascinating to me. It does not shake my faith one bit.

Did anyone else watch “The Lost Tomb of Jesus” last night? I would love to hear everyone's opinions (yes, even those that think I am completely wrong!) Sometimes you find the answers you are looking for in people who don't necessarily agree with you.