"Another revelation concerned Andrey Feuerverger, Professor of Mathematics and Statistics from the University of Toronto, who had done the initial statistical study that concluded a 600:1 probability in favor of the tomb being the Jesus family tomb. At the conference,…
The following statements by symposium participants are more lengthy and were produced on the following blogs: Prof. April DeConick's statement on the conference:forbiddengospels.blogspot.com Prof. Christopher Rollston's statement: drjimwest.wordpress.com Prof. James Tabor's statement: jesusdynasty.com/blog There are still more to come.
This is André Lemaire's statement: "Dear Colleague, Thank you for your message. The identification of the Talpiot tomb as the tomb of Jesus is mainly based on four arguments: - the 10th missing ossuary should be the James ossuary -…
This is Israel Knohl's statement: "Here is what I have to say: The dramatic recent discovery of the "Gabriel Revelation" tells us that the Christian beliefe in the rising of Jesus on the third day is not dependent on the…
This morning I encouraged the members of the Symposium to gain "fair representation" by speaking for themselves. I will post these in the order in which they were received. Geza Vermes' statement: " The evidence so far advanced falls far…
This is Shimon Gibson's statement: "In my estimation what came out of the Symposium is that there is no evidence – historical, archaeological, epigraphic, scientific (in terms of DNA and patina studies), architectural/artistic or otherwise – to support the idea…
"Science and archaeology are not intended to form, but inform, religion." Prof. James Charlesworth This is an acceptable view. The input from the specialists is absolutely essential for moving the process forward to better understand the setting and background of…
One of the key participants in the Talpiot Tomb conference was Eric Meyers, Bernice and Morton Lerner Professor of Judaic Studies at Duke University, and former President of the American Schools of Oriental Research, who made this statement for this…
The Third Princeton Symposium on Judaism and Christian Origins: Jewish Views of the After Life and Burial Practices in Second Temple Judaism: Evaluating the Talpiot Tomb in Context (Jan 13-16, 2008, Mishkenot Sha’ananim, Jerusalem) Throughout this conference, almost without exception,…
Jewish Views of the After Life and Burial Practices in Second Temple Judaism Evaluating the Talpiot Tomb in Context Jan 13-16, 2008 in Mishkenot Sha’ananim, Jerusalem The Third Princeton Symposium on Judaism and Christian Origins Steering Committee: J. Charlesworth, D.…