Evidence that supports Biblical accounts is never news (apparently)
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Just to be clear, when someone posits in a work of fiction that Christ had a family, it spins off a mega-million dollar global discussion. When someone rediscovers an ancient work of Gnostic literature, National Geographic makes sure to do a big presentation of this “new gospel” in time for Easter.
But when archaeologists uncover fortifications in Jerusalem that support the Biblical accounts of Solomon and David, … well, have YOU heard much about it?
Good rundown on the underwhelming media coverage at GetReligion.
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I heard Presbytera Jeannie Constantinou speak this past weekend (she is a fabulous speaker, she has a Podcast on AFR) and she pointed out that if Christ had a family, EVERYONE would have talked about it, since there was a strong denial of his humanity in the early days of the church (the heresy of doeticism (sp?) )
Good point. Actually, I’m sort of hoping that “DaVinci fever” is something that most people are just starting to kind of wake up from on their own. There’s nearly none of it that holds together no matter what your outlook.
And as for this archaeological discovery, I don’t pretend that it is some kind of proof positive for the more miraculous aspects of the Biblical accounts. But it’s a great deal more significant than the “Judas Gospel.”
The “Jesus had a family” stuff is debunked by simple human nature: He’d have a dynasty with His kids and grandkids etc. as patriarchs. The bottom line in our culture is Christian bashing sells ad space.