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See the Bible The Chosen People Volume XIII, Issue 4 May 2007 A Response to Jesus and the Talpiot Tomb by New Testament scholar Dr. Darrell Bock Cover photo by Kelly Coleman ©2006. INSIDE God’s Handiwork in a Doubtful Age • The “Jesus Family” Tomb • THIS ISSUE: Jewish Burial Customs at the Time of Jesus • Jesus and the Talpiot Tomb Dear friend of the Jewish people, Shalom from New York City. I am sure you will join me in wishing Israel a happy 59th birthday! What a remarkable Kelly Coleman ©2006 achievement.Against all odds, tiny Israel has been able to survive the relentless onslaught of wars, terrorism, internal strife, and the denouncement by world leaders that would have broken the back of any other nation.The story of Israel’s Louise Derr ©2007 continued existence is a testimony to the power of God and the truth of His promises. There is no doubt in my mind that the continued existence of the nation of Israel is one of the great cosmic pieces of evidence that God is real and His Word is eternally Israel: true. Do you agree? We all come to faith in different ways, but over the years I have met many Jewish and God’s Handiwork Gentile believers in Jesus who have followed the miraculous path of Israel’s national existence to the foot in a Doubtful Age of the Cross. Have you ever noticed how ossuary that supposedly contains the integrity of the New Testament. arguments attempting to debunk the bones of Jesus, Mary and His Dr. Darrell Bock, professor at Dallas existence of God, the truth of brothers is simply one more Theological Seminary, Chosen People Scripture and the Messiahship of Jesus argument against the truth of the Ministries Board member and author get more attention than arguments in Gospel message.After all, if His of Breaking the Da Vinci Code, will favor? This is especially true today. In bones are on earth, then how could respond for us. I know you will enjoy this issue of The Chosen People Jesus have risen from the dead and his article. newsletter we will show how recent ascended to heaven as is clearly stated claims about a tomb found in Israel in the New Testament? Israel – Sure Evidence for are being used to try and do this very We also heard from the army of the Existence of God thing. But, dear friend, it is hard to not-so-silent Gospel detractors who The arguments of those who love argue with the objective witness of believed that The DaVinci Code is darkness rather than light will Israel’s existence. I would take to heart true and that the Gospel of Judas as continue until Jesus returns.Today it the evidence of a living nation over a well as other hidden gospels filled us is a discovery of bones and names on tomb of bones. in on the “real” truth about Jesus! an ossuary and tomorrow it will be I know you will enjoy the articles something else. Is there any type of Whose Bones Are They? in this issue, as we respond to some objective evidence for the truth of The recent discussion in most of the theories that allegedly claim to the Bible and of Jesus being the major news magazines regarding the disprove the Gospel message and the promised Messiah of Israel? I believe 2 The Chosen People there is, and the evidence is the restored Israel today is the One who The Jewish people will be a nation existence of modern Israel. God will bring all of His promises to pass. gathered and not a people scattered. promised Abraham that He would — Isaiah 66:20 make of him a great nation and that Israel’s These are just a few of the he would be given a land. Glorious Future wonderful promises in God’s Word If you look on an ancient map, What will the glorious future of that will one day be completely you will see that modern Israel only the nation of Israel look like? Let me fulfilled.The partial fulfillment of exists on a portion of the Promised try briefly to describe some of what many of these promises, such as Land. I do believe the day is coming the Bible tells us will happen in that Isaiah 66:20, is already evident to us when the entirety of God’s promise future day of prophetic fulfillment. in the modern State of Israel. Some will be fulfilled and the Promised There are so many relevant passages believers do not believe that the Land in all of its glorious boundaries in the Bible; allow me to focus on Jewish people should control the will be given to the Jewish people. In some from the latter portion of the “title deed” to the Land of Israel— that day—the day when Jewish book of Isaiah. especially without faith in Jesus. I people embrace the Messiah Jesus— Israel will be characterized by disagree! The Abrahamic promises the peace of God promised in the national righteousness through faith assure the Jewish people of their Scriptures will fill the land. Jews and in the promised Messiah Jesus. right to the Land. But clearly, Gentiles will worship together — Isaiah 62:1, 11 peaceful possession of the promises around the throne of of God will only take place when God— in Jerusalem! the Jewish people turn to the Lord. We are not yet at this We pray for that day. prophetic point in time. Until then, we will look at But the fact that Israel is modern Israel and marvel at the way now in Jewish hands and God keeps His Word.We will the Chosen People control continue to live in hope and Jerusalem is further expectation that the remainder of evidence of the truth that His promises will come to pass. Israel God will one day fully has a glorious future because we have implement His plan and a glorious God who keeps His Word. promises. And you too have a glorious In light of Jewish history future—because the same God who and of our international is faithful in His promises to the wanderings, don’t you Jewish people will be faithful to you! think it is simply amazing Thank you for your prayers and that the Jewish people are support as we continue to reach back in the Land of Israel? Jewish people with the rest of the How can the truth of story—that Jesus is the Messiah. He God’s Word be denied has come, and salvation is available when we take the time to today by placing our trust in Him. compare what happened in Once we do this, we can leave the 1948 with the multitude of rest of the promises in His mighty Old Testament passages that hands. He will never let us down. outline these promises to So, don’t let every new Israel regarding the Land? archaeological The evidence of God’s existence Israel will be the light to the nations discovery shake your and the truth of His Holy Word are that God intended her to be. faith. Enjoy Dr. Bock’s made powerfully evident through the — Isaiah 62:2 response and the rest existence of modern Israel. I am not of this issue! Israel will dwell permanently in the suggesting that this is the end of the Your brother, story. It is not—there is more to Promised Land and be at peace with her neighbors. Dr. Mitch Glaser come. But faith is built upon the past President and we know that the same God who — Isaiah 62:4-9 Mitch May 2007 3 by Dr. Darrell Bock New Testament Scholar most common of names of the time. In fact, 21% of Jewish women were called Mariamne.The chances of the Mariamne among the ossuaries being Mary Magdalene of the New Testament are slender—and there is no evidence anywhere that she was AP Photo/Kathy Willens married to Jesus. Fifth, there is the DNA showing The that the Mariamne and Jesus DNA residues do not match.This evidence does not prove she is a wife.At most, “Jesus Family”Tomb it would only prove that Jesus and this Mary are not biologically Second, we have to believe that related. Can We Separate this family tomb included some who Lastly, the attempt to link the were not in the family—such as Acts of Philip and the Gospel of Mary Jerusalem from Matthew.There is no record of a Magdalene to show that Jesus was Hollywood? Matthew being a part of the family married to Mary Magdalene is not of Jesus. Explanations that place him evidence.This idea was already vetted The release in early March of the there because he wrote a Gospel are in the DaVinci Code discussion. (See television special about the “family mere speculation.Also, if Matthew my book Breaking the DaVinci Code.) tomb” of Jesus at Talpiot, a site in can be there as a non-relative and a In other words, we have no way of Jerusalem, has created quite a significant disciple, then couldn’t the knowing if Mary/Mariamne is Mary sensation. But in reality, it’s an old same be true of Mary? Magdalene, a very key point that has story now being recycled in an effort to be true for this claim to work. to make far more of it than the Third, we would have to accept Without that, there is not even a evidence really justifies.
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