Scholars begin anaysis - and scorn - of James Cameron's "Jesus tomb"

The reaction to James Cameron's evidence for the tomb of Jesus has begun, and so far it has not been kind. Even among friendly scholars, it appears the evidence is being ridiculed as lacking archeological credibility.

Pfann is even unsure that the name "Jesus" on the caskets was read correctly. He thinks it's more likely the name "Hanun." Ancient Semitic script is notoriously difficult to decipher.

Kloner also said the filmmakers' assertions are false.

"It was an ordinary middle-class Jerusalem burial cave," Kloner said. "The names on the caskets are the most common names found among Jews at the time."

Cameron himself also shows a surprising lack of understanding of what he is claiming. The director had working on the film indicated recently that he does not see how a tomb for Jesus Christ would be an attack on Christianity.

"But they're not necessarily the implications people think they are. For example, some believers are going to say, well this challenges the resurrection. I don't know why, if Jesus rose from one tomb, he couldn't have risen from the other tomb," Jacobovici told "Today."

I guess Hollywood does not understand that the Resurrection preceded the Ascension, which precedes the Return of Christ at the end of the age. It is dangerous to mess with things one so clearly does not understand. Especially when a trip to any local church in America, England, or the Holy Land would have been staffed by clergy more than willing to explain.