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Originally Posted by GtrsRGr8
Frankly, I am not familiar with all of the proofs that Jacobvici/Tabor advance in favor of their view. I have to feel that there's far more than just an ossuary (box that bones of a person were put in after the flesh was gone--the general practice was to do it about a year's time after the person's death, if I remember correctly) with the name "Yeshua" (Jesus) on it that causes them to believe the way that they do. I actually have had the book that Difflugia posted about the Talpiot tomb, for quite some time, but haven't read it. I guess that I would find out if I bothered to read the book . . . .
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There was a documentary on TV some time back. I don't remember much but part of their 'proof' if I recall right was about the name and other related stuff (that I can't remember in detail). And one of the challenges was in relation to how common the name might have been. Many of the names in the Bible were probably common place names back then just as they are now. i.e. James, John, Matthew, Luke, etc. Of course if the guy is saying Jesus didn't rise from the dead then he's in direct conflict with scripture which is probably one reason why he's out in left field as you put it.