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Historian Thomas Madden, of the National Review, takes a look back at the so-called Lost Tomb of Jesus one year later in his article, Not Dead Yet. I mentioned to my apologetics small group last week the uproar that was caused by the Discovery Channel documentary claiming Jesus was indeed dead, and that the tomb which contained Jesus’ bones was found providing significant evidence. When none knew what I was talking about, it dawned on me that perhaps there was not so much controversy after all.

Madden examines the events which have taken place since that documentary including the Princeton Theological Seminary symposium which took place in January of this year. He concludes his piece:

The scholarly case on the tomb may be essentially closed, but the sensationalist fantasies are alive and well. After all, Dan Brown, author of The Da Vinci Code, can’t make all the money, can he? It’s frustrating, though — particularly for scholars who have spent their careers trying to uncover and disseminate the truth. One cheesy documentary, it seems, is worth a thousand good books and journal articles…

Christians will just have to make due with the Empty Tomb.

The empty tomb will do just fine, thank you!