The Conference in Jerusalem discussing the Talpiot Tomb will probably be the center of discussion onmany blogs this week.
Day one has finished as I write, and I am led to understand that it has been at times a very heated day, and not because of the weather or the venue.Rather, one presentation after another has shown the way in which the documentary makers of The Jesus Family Tomb have used information dishonestly or inappropriately.The statement was made that archaeologists “get very heated over what we believe i[s] a dishonest attempt to fool the public at the expense of academia.”
Another documentary entitled Archaeological Minefields by Martin Himmel was shown highlighting the media problems involved and is recommended to all students of history and archaeology.I’ll try and find a URL for the video so that it can be watched.
