Oh Christ!!

Post by **Minimalist** » Sat Nov 04, 2006 10:04 am

All you have to do is post "evidence" showing that everyone else is wrong and you are right.

I'll wait. I've got time.

War Arrow · Post by **War Arrow** » Sat Nov 04, 2006 11:03 am

On the subject of the cost of digging something up, I heard a figure somewhere (sorry to be vague) that so far they've uncovered something like 20% of what they suspect is there in Mexico. They just don't have the funds.
Mind you, it is true that Mexico is pretty much artefact saturated. Even I found something.
Better not say any more.
You never know who might be listening.

I was never here.
Ain't none of you heard nuthin', right!

Post by **Minimalist** » Sat Nov 04, 2006 11:09 am

Pompeii is a good example. It's the most famous archaeological site in the world but much of it remains unexcavated.

It's a good thing, too, because everytime it rains the parts that have been excavated are degraded. If you are going to dig something up you had better be able to conserve it, not just study it. Otherwise, you are better off leaving it in the ground.

Starflower · Post by **Starflower** » Sat Nov 04, 2006 11:59 am

I have been watching the shows as I can, I've gotten through the forgeries. Some of the subject matter is inappropriate(Herod) for small children so I have to wait til they are asleep.
As I told minimalist I haven't laughed this much in a long time. Simcha is elevating kitsch to a new level.
Confession time, I had never heard of the James ossuary until I came to this site some months back. People were discussing it at the time and I did my first online search finding out more about it.

I was unable to come to any conclusions at that time and can't say that this two part program helped me at all. I think there is a lot of brangling(To wrangle; to dispute contentiously; to squabble) on both sides and no one has really 'proven' anything to my satisfaction. Kind of like that bigfoot issue, the jury is still out.
I have to agree with arch on Finkelsteins manner

He treated/looked at Jacobivichi(sp?) like a he was a bug.(While the jury is still out on that one too

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I am learning a few things from the episodes too(the Philistine temple construction for one)so feel it is worth it to sift through the dross for the flecks of gold. Unlike others I find Simchas digressions and 50'sand 60's clips hilarious. Inappropriate for the forum possibly but come on guys he named his show the naked archaeologist how serious could he have wanted people to take him?

I have my own theory about the seige but as I don't wish to be laughed off the forum I will only share it with the select few before publishing. I will say that I was forced after careful review to discard all notions of the possible intervention by either Santa or the tooth fairy.

Post by **Minimalist** » Sat Nov 04, 2006 1:11 pm

He treated/looked at Jacobivichi(sp?) like a he was a bug.

Good for Finkelstein! He was probably sitting there thinking how he was going to strangle his agent for booking him on this show!

Guest · Post by **Guest** » Sat Nov 04, 2006 1:29 pm

Good for Finkelstein! He was probably sitting there thinking how he was going to strangle his agent for booking him on this show!

archaeologists have agents??

Inappropriate for the forum possibly but come on guys he named his show the naked archaeologist how serious could he have wanted people to take him

well there can be a serious connotation that can come with that title-- archaeology {gists} unmasked, what it is all about and so on. i see in jacobovici's style a man with an i.q. of about 22 investigating a field that requires a minimum i.q. of 122.

every time he speaks i start to shudder as he is not really investigating the topic but using it as a forum to be a bad entertainer or comedian. i guess i expect more from the history channel than it offers.
i watched the one entitled 'Jesus' last night and it was okay, it would have been better if J. was not there but behind the camera somewhere.

Pompeii is a good example. It's the most famous archaeological site in the world but much of it remains unexcavated

the question for pompeii is: do they need to dig the whole site up? there is so much extra -data from outside sources that is a complete excavation beneficial? we know what destroyed it, we know all about roman life so what is thre that would add to our knowledge?

now something like Hazor or Megiddo and so on a complete excavation is warranted because there is so little that we do know about these sites. {as an example}

Post by **Minimalist** » Sat Nov 04, 2006 1:36 pm

i watched the one entitled 'Jesus' last night and it was okay, it would have been better if J. was not there but behind the camera somewhere.

I figured you'd have been jumping through the screen when they were talking about the reasons for falsifying Bethlehem as Jesus' birthplace.

Guest · Post by **Guest** » Sat Nov 04, 2006 1:55 pm

figured you'd have been jumping through the screen when they were talking about the reasons for falsifying Bethlehem as Jesus' birthplace

i let it go, he didn't present anything credible or enough evidence to support the theory. there is always someone from the fringe who has a different idea and can 'prove' it. remember ron wyatt??

Post by **Minimalist** » Sat Nov 04, 2006 2:38 pm

Well....the fact that Nazareth didn't seem to exist in the early first century AD is pretty convincing, too.

Guest · Post by **Guest** » Sat Nov 04, 2006 3:31 pm

Well....the fact that Nazareth didn't seem to exist in the early first century AD is pretty convincing, too.

not even going to go there right now.

well in the epsiode of 'John' jacobovici returns to sub-moronic and the episode is not worth comment. i lost count of the stupid statements he made.

Post by **Minimalist** » Sat Nov 04, 2006 4:46 pm

Someone made a comment on my other board to the effect that if Nazareth existed at all in the first century it was so small that the most likely response to "Jesus of Nazareth" would have been "Jesus of Where?"

Guest · Post by **Guest** » Sat Nov 04, 2006 8:16 pm

if you have them you might as well send the rest to me. i am curious as to what else he says.

Post by **Minimalist** » Sat Nov 04, 2006 9:39 pm

They are not broadcasting them over the weekend. If memory serves they will show some more beginning some time next week.

Post by **Minimalist** » Sat Nov 04, 2006 9:40 pm

And I'll get them for you....Beags and Starflower are in on this as well.

Guest · Post by **Guest** » Sat Nov 04, 2006 10:49 pm

And I'll get them for you

i wasn't rushing you don't worry...a couple of the episode names threw me for a minute...i thought i was missing a couple thats all.

Someone made a comment on my other board to the effect that if Nazareth existed at all in the first century it was so small that the most likely response to "Jesus of Nazareth" would have been "Jesus of Where

i will get tothis one day just not now.