12 Myths about the Discovery Channel's Jesus Tomb film.

The following myths about the Jesus Tomb were copied from Dr. Gary Habermas' website regarding the recent film by the Discovery channel and James Cameron. To get the full article, visit Dr. Habermas' website by clicking the link below:

http://www.garyhabermas.com/articles/The_Lost_Tomb_of_Jesus/losttombofjesus_response.htm

The 12 myths about the Jesus Tomb controversy

1.	The Names "Joseph" and "Jesus" were very popular in the 1st century. "Jesus" appears in at least 99 tombs and on 22 ossuaries. "Joseph" appears on 45 ossuaries.
2.	"Mary" is the most common female name in the ancient Jewish world.
3.	The DNA evidence establishes no positive links in this tomb whatsoever.
4.	The statistical comparison to Jesus of Nazareth is severely flawed.
5.	There is no early historical nor tomb connection to Mary Magdalene.
6.	There is no historical evidence anywhere that Jesus ever married or had children.
7.	The "Jesus" in the tomb was known as "Son of Joseph," but the earliest followers of the New Testament Jesus didn't call him that.
8.	It is unlikely that Jesus' family tomb would be located in Jerusalem.
9.	The Talpiot tomb was costly. It apparently belonged to a wealthy family.
10.	The tenth ossuary has been accounted for without recourse to the "James" ossuary.
11.	All ancient sources agree that, very soon afterwards, the burial tomb of Jesus of Nazareth was empty.
12.	The Talpiot tomb data fail to account for Jesus' resurrection appearances.
	Used with permission from a Media Advisory of Christian Newswire February 26, 2007; adapted from the original version written by Ben Witherington and Gary Habermas.