tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20570989.post8990696916970876548..comments2008-02-27T09:24:46.308-06:00Todd Bolenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06156730661243501832tbolen91@bibleplaces.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20570989.post-21641362776244785742008-02-27T09:24:00.000-06:002008-02-27T09:24:00.000-06:00Al - you make a good point with the hammer comparison. On the other hand, this isn't the first time that the media and the public have been taken for a ride and it won't be the last time. It's good for people to understand how poorly supported theories can get so much attention. Ideally, the media would take the lessons from this "discovery" to heart and would refuse to give airtime to such unvetted sensational theories, whether they come from the right or left.Todd Bolenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06156730661243501832noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20570989.post-43280180754245966772008-02-26T13:48:00.000-06:002008-02-26T13:48:00.000-06:00I wonder if this is swatting a fly with a hammer. After all, nobody – even purely secular archaeologists – bought any of the Jesus-Tapiot Tomb theory. I don’t think I’ve ever seen such an immediate and broad based response like the one which erupted about this when the program was aired.<BR/><BR/>I’m sure the book is done very carefully and is convincing. But, if this book is aimed that those people who were initially convinced by this theory, I hope they didn’t print more than five copies.<BR/><BR/>I’m still amazed that James Tabor’s archaeological reputation seems basically intact.Al Sandalowhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09085294391906426287noreply@blogger.com