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Rogue Classicism has a lengthy discussion of the documentary and its claims<\/a>. (Jim Davila linked to it)<\/a>. Jim West noted that the documentary didn\u2019t do very well, as far as ratings are concerned<\/a>.<\/p>\n

James Tabor offers an explanation of his understanding of resurrection as not requiring a person\u2019s bones or body, and it is well worth reading, independently of the topic of Talpiot tombs<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Ben Witherington waited until the dust settled before chiming in on his blog<\/a>.<\/p>\n

The Greek Reporter<\/em> went for a sensationalist account<\/a>, as did the Sunday Tribune<\/em><\/a>. Apparently the online article about the odds of Talpiot Tomb A being that of Jesus has been updated<\/a>.<\/p>\n<\/body><\/html>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"