RE: tomb found by James Tabor

Well, I patiently waited for the very short piece on Tabor's theory on ABC's
20/20 and must say I was underwhelmed. Not much more than assumptions
without any shred of evidence.

Chuck

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From: Tjalle T Vandergraaf [mailto:ttveiv@mts.net]
Sent: Friday, April 07, 2006 2:43 PM
To: 'SatTeacher@aol.com'; 'asa@lists.calvin.edu'
Subject: RE: tomb found by James Tabor

Hmmm, DNA from lice on a comb in a tomb? Sounds intriguing.

I'll have to see if I can get 20/20 in this part of the world. Until then,
scepticism will reign supreme in my skull. Q/A people would have a field
day questioning the authenticity of whatever evidence is generated.

Chuck ("sceptic") Vandergraaf

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From: asa-owner@lists.calvin.edu [mailto:asa-owner@lists.calvin.edu] On
Behalf Of SatTeacher@aol.com
Sent: Friday, April 07, 2006 2:10 PM
To: asa@lists.calvin.edu
Subject: tomb found by James Tabor

About a month ago, I had the opportunity to attend a conference on the Dead
Sea Scrolls with the exhibit in Charlotte. One of the things that I
learned was that they had been able to collect DNA from the lice on the
combs found in the Qumran community. This came from Dr. Jodi Magness.

One of the speakers was Dr. James D. Tabor. I found him most interesting.
Tabor's latest book is released today and tonight he will be on 20/20 on the
ABC network. He believes that he has found the tomb of Jesus family. He
said that scientists are very close to using a swab on the inside of an
ossuary to capture DNA from the wall of the ossuary.

I would be interested in your thoughts if you find time to see the program
or read Dr. Tabor's book or know anything about his work.

Helen Martin
Received on Sat Apr 8 00:14:32 2006