Monday, February 26, 2007

Titanic + DaVinci Code = ?

Just in time for Lent, Titanic director James Cameron claims in a new documentary he is producing that he has discovered the tomb of not only Jesus, but of Mary Magdalene and their son. He's saying that he's proving it with DNA analysis. And this is an interesting tidbit:
Crucially, he is not denying the resurrection - as there were no bones in the caskets.

Not so fast, say several Scripture scholars and scientists. Amy Welborn's Open Book blog has a nice compilation of responses, including this one from Ben Witherington's blog.

Somewhere, Dan Brown is smiling at the thought of more people running to buy "The DaVinci Code."