>I think they used the dna samples to determine whether the male and female in the tombs were related or not brother and sister or husband and wife. Also, I don't see how it disputes the resurrection since it could still have ocurred - only at a different location.

To my surprise one of the talking heads yesterday said that Christianity claims that it was also the body of Christ that ascended. If that is correct (never heard it before myself, but I'm no scholar of the subject) then there could be big problems. [on the other hand, so big that all available forces will be deployed to refute the whole thing and they will surely "win"].

I also heard that it was mitochondrial DNA that was used. This DNA is propogated ONLY by mothers and so can be used only to determine maternal relationships. So it can be used to "prove" things like brother/sister or not. Don't know how accurately though.



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>>>I agree. It is not possible to determine if it is accurate or not at this state. So far I have seen statisticians and scholars disagreeing. They found something, but what it is has not been adequately determined yet. Still, I think the show should be watched, then academic viewpoints weighed, and then debated before any conclusions are drawn.
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>>They claimed to have DNA evidence. Compared to what. Am I to believe that somebody (the Vatican maybe) had Jesus' DNA lying around all this time in secret and brought it out for these guys to compare with? I can't watch it because I don't get the Discovery channel, but I'm willing to bet that it's going to end up being full of the kind of science that Erich von Daniken used. Start with an theory you'd like to be true, and then build on it to the point where nobody remembers to check the original premise. In the end it all sounds plausible, but is in reality, a castle built on sand.
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>>>>>Discovery Channel on March 4th. I saw an interview with them this morning on the am news.
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>>>>It is very interesting (whether it is a truth or not). I saw a segment about this documentary on the Israeli news broadcast today.