tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6363362.post1575578370894286102..comments2024-03-14T08:15:15.207-07:00Comments on CADRE Comments: John the Baptist's Bones Found?BKhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01967809861892681780noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6363362.post-26166854605020435172010-08-15T21:47:28.291-07:002010-08-15T21:47:28.291-07:00Meta, I am a Christian. I'm just generally ske...Meta, I am a Christian. I'm just generally skeptical on big Biblical archaeology discoveries like this. They're so often questionable in authenticity or overblown by the media.Joelnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6363362.post-34487003002655264432010-08-13T12:11:37.421-07:002010-08-13T12:11:37.421-07:00what reason is there to doubt that it's John t...what reason is there to doubt that it's John the B? that's jut typical atheist incredulity.Joseph Hinman (Metacrock)https://www.blogger.com/profile/06957529748541493998noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6363362.post-60957242586701978912010-08-13T12:09:35.473-07:002010-08-13T12:09:35.473-07:00They can do elemental analysis of the bones which ...They can do elemental analysis of the bones which would indicate where the person grew up. this would show if the bones definitely don't come from the Eastern Mediterranean. At which point everyone loses interest....Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6363362.post-70528792647317307132010-08-09T13:27:01.818-07:002010-08-09T13:27:01.818-07:00Joel, sorry. I should have said that it has not se...Joel, sorry. I should have said that it has not seriously had its authenticity brought into question. :)<br /><br />John, I was wondering what tests could be run, too. I expect that the best they will be able to do is to trace and make connections between historical accounts of what happened to John's bones and come up with a probability. Who knows?BKhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01967809861892681780noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6363362.post-40351578850975803032010-08-09T13:27:01.356-07:002010-08-09T13:27:01.356-07:00Joel, sorry. I should have said that it has not se...Joel, sorry. I should have said that it has not seriously had its authenticity brought into question. :)<br /><br />John, I was wondering what tests could be run, too. I expect that the best they will be able to do is to trace and make connections between historical accounts of what happened to John's bones and come up with a probability. Who knows?BKhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01967809861892681780noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6363362.post-35035909304442766092010-08-09T07:00:49.795-07:002010-08-09T07:00:49.795-07:00Will be interesting to see what kind of tests they...Will be interesting to see what kind of tests they could perform on the bones.John Farrellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18280296574996987228noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6363362.post-58306947674143982212010-08-08T19:17:29.243-07:002010-08-08T19:17:29.243-07:00Not that I think those conspiracy theories have an...Not that I think those conspiracy theories have any merit, of course.Joelnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6363362.post-13121480929495629062010-08-08T19:10:25.276-07:002010-08-08T19:10:25.276-07:00"To my knowledge, unlike the famous testament...<i>"To my knowledge, unlike the famous testament about Jesus in Josephus' writings, this rather unremarkable passage about John has not had its authenticity brought into question.</i><br /><br />Actually, last time I checked the Infidels message board, it had become fashionable among the Christ mythers there to call that passage into question.<br /><br />Anyway, I'm pretty skeptical Joelnoreply@blogger.com